Species Account
Distribution
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National Status: RDB3 Local Status: Very rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, Jun-Jul, Aug-Sep. Forewing: 9-11mm. Foodplant: Uncertain in the wild. (feeds on several plants in captivity) |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | |
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| Year first recorded | 2003 | 1859 |
| Year last recorded | 2003 | 1859 |
| Number of records | 1 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 1 | 0 |
| Unique positions | 1 | 1 |
| Unique locations | 1 | 1 |
| Adult records | 1 | 1 |
| Immature records | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 2 records from 2 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Not recorded since Porritt (1883-86, 1904). In Porritt's main list (1881-86) there were only two records, both from VC62 in 1858/59. The nearest known recent record is from Derbyshire in 1985 (Harrison & Sterling, 1986). Skinner (in litt. 1989) has drawn attention to Allis (1859) and Birks (1859) which in total refer to three specimens from the Strensall Common area.
2012 (CHF): There has been one further record, from Spurn on 7.8.2003 - probably a migrant, as the main population of this moth is in the Brecks and along the Suffolk coast.
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