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 2 See here for explanation

Flight time: Two generations, Apr-May, Jul-Aug.

Forewing: 17-23mm.

Foodplant: Broadleaved trees. Hazel, birches etc.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1985	1970	1940	1969	1979
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015
Number of records	348	308	335	421	103
Number of individuals	404	385	445	694	148
Unique positions	60	76	98	104	31
Unique locations	58	79	95	103	29
Adult records	348	301	328	406	100
Immature records	0	1	1	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 1515 records from 364 sites. First recorded in 1940.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: There are odd records in the County going back several years but this species was not definitely admitted to the County list until fairly recently, as it is easily confused with the dark form of S. lunularia (Hubner) which occurs in Yorkshire.

Beaumont, 2002: Now recorded widely and commonly, especially in the south.

2012 (CHF): This species has continued to do well and can now be found in good numbers all across the county.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65