Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed or restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Oct-Jan, peak late Oct-early Nov. Forewing: 15-21mm. Foodplant: Broadleaf Trees, Oak, Birch, Elm etc. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 297 | 590 | 168 | 956 | 342 |
Number of individuals | 439 | 1554 | 218 | 3442 | 767 |
Unique positions | 44 | 55 | 49 | 124 | 26 |
Unique locations | 42 | 56 | 47 | 130 | 25 |
Adult records | 290 | 570 | 159 | 914 | 333 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 2353 records from 300 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed over all five vice-counties and most commonly found in well wooded areas. The late emergence of this moth means it is not commonly reported, but the larvae may often be found on tree-trunks in June.
2012 (CHF): Doing well across the county but curiously absent from the south-west despite there appearing to be plenty of suitable habitat.
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