Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Rare and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 adult, 2 leaf-mine See here for explanation Flight time: Several (?) generations, May-Sep. Forewing: 4mm. Foodplant: Honeysuckle and sometimes Snowberry. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1983 | 1859 | 1883 | 1977 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2013 | 2011 | 2014 | 2010 | 1883 |
Number of records | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 1 |
Number of individuals | 21 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
Unique positions | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
Unique locations | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
Adult records | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
Immature records | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 40 records from 32 sites. First recorded in 1859.
Photos
Species Account
Many records are of leaf lines.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A scarce moth with only three records. The statement by Porritt (1907) 'Probably common wherever honeysuckle grows well' cannot be substantiated.
Beaumont, 2002: Regarded as scarce in 1989 and still local but with further records from the south of VC63.
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