Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Uncommon and fairly widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Aug-Nov, (Mar-Jun after hibernation).

Forewing: 19-23mm.

Foodplant: Willows, Aspen and poplars.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1883	1883	1883	1883	1883
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2015
Number of records	915	231	541	592	89
Number of individuals	859	451	740	1236	297
Unique positions	105	65	140	161	22
Unique locations	106	68	137	166	22
Adult records	892	210	486	545	87
Immature records	4	1	6	5	0

For the county, we have a total of 2368 records from 499 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded and often quite common in vice-counties 62-64, rather more local in VC61 and VC65. This distinctive species is often found in hibernation, either singly or in groups, in sheds, dry tunnels, potholes, and similar places. It is also recorded at sugar, at light, as a larva and has once been found flying in sunshine.

2012 (CHF): Widespread across all of the county. We normally receive 100 to 150 records a year. Most records at light are of single moths but larger numbers are often seen hibernating in tunnels or caves for example 77 at a cave in Wharfedale on 8/12/2006.

See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65