Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Common Local Status: Rare and local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 adult, 2 leaf-mine See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-mid Jun, and Aug. Forewing: 3mm. Foodplant: Oak. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1984 | 1859 | 1883 | 1997 |
| Year last recorded | 1984 | 2011 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Number of records | 1 | 5 | 29 | 7 |
| Number of individuals | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Unique positions | 1 | 5 | 28 | 6 |
| Unique locations | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| Adult records | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Immature records | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
For the county, we have a total of 42 records from 39 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Species Account
Many records are of leaf-mines.
Similar species: 0318 Phyllonorycter tenerella.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Local and seldom recorded.
Beaumont, 2002: Described as 'local and seldom recorded' in 1989, it has now been found quite widely in the south of VC63 and also in VC64.
VC64. Bishop Wood, 21.5.1997 det. HEB (ASE); Askham Bog, 9.5.1998 (JOHS); Askham Bar, 30.7.1998 (MRB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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