Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
|
National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and thinly distributed or restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: Jun-Jul. Forewing: 7-9mm. Foodplant: Ash. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year first recorded | 1883 | 1859 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 155 | 54 | 81 | 72 | 24 |
Number of individuals | 284 | 72 | 91 | 116 | 36 |
Unique positions | 28 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 11 |
Unique locations | 27 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 11 |
Adult records | 153 | 51 | 72 | 63 | 23 |
Immature records | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 386 records from 122 sites. First recorded in 1859.
Photos
Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and often common throughout all five vice-counties, the dark form rusticus (Haworth) is the predominant one in the south of VC63 where typical moths are uncommon.
See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species