Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May, Jul-mid Sep. Forewing: 4mm. Foodplant: Sycamore. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 2005 | 2005 | 1971 | 2001 | 2001 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 45 | 31 | 130 | 81 | 24 |
Number of individuals | 46 | 7 | 34 | 20 | 6 |
Unique positions | 31 | 30 | 109 | 69 | 21 |
Unique locations | 30 | 29 | 108 | 66 | 21 |
Adult records | 15 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 |
Immature records | 30 | 27 | 108 | 63 | 19 |
For the county, we have a total of 311 records from 254 sites. First recorded in 1971.
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Species Account
Most records are of leaf mines.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Not noticed in the County until the early 1950s but now recorded widely and is often common. There is no record from VC61.
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