Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, May-Aug. Forewing: 16-19mm. Foodplant: Aspen and other poplars. |
Regional breakdown:
VC62 | |
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Year first recorded | 1964 |
Year last recorded | 2011 |
Number of records | 14 |
Number of individuals | 12 |
Unique positions | 13 |
Unique locations | 13 |
Adult records | 10 |
Immature records | 2 |
For the county, we have a total of 14 records from 13 sites. First recorded in 1964.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: The first Yorkshire record for many years was of a larva found on aspen in the Scarborough area (VC62) on 4.8.1978 by P.Q. Winter. The moth emerged in 1979. A second larva was beaten at a locality about four miles from the first on 6.7.1980 (PQW). This is in the area mentioned by Porritt (1983-86) and it had also been confirmed as present here earlier in the century. It would appear possible that there is a very small resident population.
2012 (CHF): Confined to VC62 where we have had scattered records from several different sites. Our small population appears stable.
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