Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Rare migrant Local Status: Very rare and very local migrant/wanderer. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul. Forewing: 20-22mm. Foodplant: Oraches, goosefoots, Knotgrass. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | |
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Year first recorded | 2009 |
Year last recorded | 2009 |
Number of records | 6 |
Number of individuals | 6 |
Unique positions | 1 |
Unique locations | 2 |
Adult records | 6 |
Immature records | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 6 records from 2 sites. First recorded in 2009.
Photos
Species Account
Argus 58, 2009: Three records of what was probably the same moth. Resident in the Channel Islands and a former resident of the Fens and East Anglia in the 19th Century, but now a scarce migrant to the mainland. This is the furthest north this species has been recorded.
VC61. Easington, 25, 26 and 28.6.2009 (MJS). NEW COUNTY RECORD.
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