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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Rare and very local resident.

Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation

Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Jul-Sep.

Forewing: 12-17mm.

Foodplant: Beech.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1991	2007	1991	2004	2009
Year last recorded	2013	2010	2013	2014	2009
Number of records	8	2	21	8	1
Number of individuals	106	2	25	8	1
Unique positions	5	2	14	8	1
Unique locations	5	2	15	8	1
Adult records	8	2	21	8	1
Immature records	0	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 40 records from 31 sites. First recorded in 1991.

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Species Account

Beaumont, 2002:
VC61. South Cave, an amazing 74 were recorded 22.5-2.9.1991, 26 between 29.7-21.8.1992 reducing to singles on 8 and 19.8.1995 (DBC). NEW COUNTY RECORD.

VC63. Edlington Wood, 9.8.1991; West Melton, 22.8.1995 (HEB); Anston Stones Wood, 29.5.1995, 1.9.2000; Hooton Cliff, two flying by day 1.5.1999, 27.8.1999; Wombwell Wood, flying by day 13.5.1999 (HEB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC64. Bishop Monkton, 29.5.2004 det. JCW (D&DB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 54, 2007: First recorded in the county in 1991. Still very local but slowly moving north.
VC62. Kilburn, 24.5.2007 (JD). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 58, 2009: Still at a very low density in the county with no records from its old haunts in VC63. We do however now have records from all five VCs.
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 26.8.2009 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): Since 2002 this species has spread further north with records in VC64 (2004), VC62 (2007) and VC65 (2009) but curiously the spread in range has coincided with a reduction in numbers and there were none reported in 2011. Perhaps few people are trapping in beech woods.

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