Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Common and thinly distributed or restricted resident.

Local Record: Grade G Adult, 2 Leaf-mine. See here for explanation

Flight time:

Forewing: 2-3mm.

Foodplant: Cultivated and Wild Roses.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	2012	1883	1883	2001	1883
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2013
Number of records	20	27	85	39	18
Number of individuals	31	4	113	34	0
Unique positions	17	27	64	37	18
Unique locations	15	25	65	37	18
Adult records	0	0	1	0	0
Immature records	20	25	72	37	16

For the county, we have a total of 189 records from 160 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Most records are of leaf-mines.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and common among rose but not yet recorded from VC61.

Argus 66, 2012: A common and widespread moth, now recorded from all five vice-counties.
VC61. Skipwith Common, mines on rose 13.9.2012 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2013 (CHF): Mines typical of this species are common all across the county on various species of rose. There is currently some controversy how reliable these records are, as there is some crossover of features between this species and Stigmella centifoliella, but this is by far the commoner of the two species in the county and typical mines are almost certain to be this species. A typical mine is a clear corridor, often with a hairpin turn, the section before the turn often following the leaf margin. The first section of the mine is entirely filled with greyish green frass which then abruptly changes to more variable black frass which is sometimes coiled and always leaves a clear zone at either side.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65