Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Uncommon and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 3 adult, 2 leaf-mine See here for explanation

Flight time:

Forewing: 2-3mm.

Foodplant: Poplar.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	2013	1859	1883	2001	2001
Year last recorded	2014	2013	2014	2010	2011
Number of records	9	5	30	3	6
Number of individuals	24	0	7	5	0
Unique positions	5	5	24	3	6
Unique locations	5	5	25	3	5
Adult records	2	0	0	0	0
Immature records	7	3	29	3	6

For the county, we have a total of 53 records from 43 sites. First recorded in 1859.

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Species Account

Most records are of leaf-mines.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and fairly common, recorded from all five vice counties.

2013 (CHF): Leaf mines are locally common on black poplar across the county. Unlikely to be confused with any other species. A gallery with a thin central frass line widens to almost form a blotch.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65