Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Very rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 adult, 2 leaf-mine See here for explanation Flight time: late Apr-May, Aug. Forewing: 4-5mm. Foodplant: London Plane. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | |
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Year first recorded | 2007 | 2007 | 2009 | 2012 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
Number of individuals | 40 | 0 | 130 | 1 |
Unique positions | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Unique locations | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Adult records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Immature records | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
For the county, we have a total of 26 records from 22 sites. First recorded in 2007.
Photos
Species Account
All records are of leaf mines.
Argus 54, 2007:
VC62. Museum Gardens, York, mines on plane 21.8.2007 (EDC). NEW COUNTY RECORD.
VC61. York University, mines on plane 24.8.2007 (EDC). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Argus 58, 2009:
VC63. Doncaster, a few mines on plane 22.9.2009 (HEB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Current status (HEB, 2011): First found in Britain in the London area in 1990, this plane mining species has since spread at a steady pace. The first county records were from adjacent localities in York (VC62 and 61) in 2007 with further records from Hull (VC61) in 2008 and from Doncaster (VC63) in 2009. Likely to be found more widely in the future, mainly in suburban or parkland areas where the host tree has been planted.
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