Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Very common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, May-Jul.

Forewing: 18-23mm.

Foodplant: Herbaceous plants. Nettle and docks.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1929	1930	1904	1886	1960
Year last recorded	2015	2014	2014	2014	2015
Number of records	5318	1891	1484	3133	804
Number of individuals	10247	3764	2404	10794	1974
Unique positions	163	152	175	243	41
Unique locations	163	146	164	252	37
Adult records	5256	1844	1401	2942	794
Immature records	13	1	10	7	0

For the county, we have a total of 12630 records from 762 sites. First recorded in 1886.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This is a moth of open spaces rather than woodlands, penetrating up to the edge of the moors (PQW). It is generally widespread and often common in all five vice-counties, although, in an area of Rotherham where it was previously common, there have only been three records between about 1954 and 1979 (Barringer & Ely, 1979).

2012 (CHF): This species is doing well and is common and widespread across all five vice-counties in both uplands and lowlands.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65