Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 adult, 2 leaf-mine See here for explanation Flight time: Forewing: 2-3mm. Foodplant: Bilberry. |
Regional breakdown:
VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 1883 | 2013 | 1883 | 2004 |
Number of records | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 |
Number of individuals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unique positions | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
Unique locations | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
Adult records | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Immature records | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
For the county, we have a total of 42 records from 39 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Most records are of leaf-mines.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Local and uncommon with no recent record.
2013 (CHF): Mines are locally common on bilberry, particularly in the south-west of the county. Unlikely to be confused with any other species.
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