Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Sep-Oct. Forewing: 13-16mm. Foodplant: Sallows and poplars - herbaceous plants. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1880 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 1098 | 436 | 338 | 1001 | 255 |
Number of individuals | 1561 | 546 | 480 | 2426 | 476 |
Unique positions | 79 | 69 | 95 | 127 | 26 |
Unique locations | 83 | 68 | 96 | 133 | 25 |
Adult records | 1084 | 421 | 302 | 957 | 244 |
Immature records | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
For the county, we have a total of 3128 records from 405 sites. First recorded in 1880.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and fairly common over all five vice-counties in damp areas where sallow grows. This species seems to be more common than X. icteritia (Hufnagel) in the east of the County. In the centre there is a marginal balance towards icteritia and in the south and west that species is by far the commonest.
2012 (CHF): Widespread across the county and has increased in numbers in the last ten years. Counts of 20 - 40 are not uncommon in woodland with plenty of sallows.
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