Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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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 | |
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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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