Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Scarce and very local resident.

Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Aug.

Forewing: 10-11mm.

Foodplant: Lichens and mosses.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1929	1883	1904	1883	1978
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2005
Number of records	690	2	15	26	3
Number of individuals	2401	1	20	28	26
Unique positions	26	2	12	12	2
Unique locations	29	2	12	12	2
Adult records	688	2	14	25	3
Immature records	0	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 736 records from 57 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Appears to have spread considerably since the last list (YNU, 1970). However it has been suggested (PQW pers. comm.) that it is being confused with N. mundana (Linnaeus), since many sites are not marsh or fenland, the typical habitat for this species.

Current status (CHF, 2011): Still not uncommon at Spurn and in other areas such as north of Ripon and Askham Bog, but numbers have gradually decreased. The only Footman to be declining.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65