Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Very common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Mar-May. Forewing: 15-18mm. Foodplant: Honeysuckles. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
Number of records | 2413 | 1441 | 2429 | 2065 | 344 |
Number of individuals | 4064 | 3242 | 5179 | 4857 | 620 |
Unique positions | 92 | 92 | 106 | 142 | 27 |
Unique locations | 94 | 94 | 108 | 155 | 25 |
Adult records | 2404 | 1424 | 2389 | 1896 | 340 |
Immature records | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 8692 records from 476 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Rather local but recorded more frequently than in previous years.
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread in the Spring all across the county wherever honeysuckle grows and reported in increased numbers in recent years. Less common to the north of us. Occasionally recorded very early in the year in January.
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