Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Very common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Mar-May. Forewing: 16-20mm. Foodplant: Broadleaved trees. Oak, Birches, sallows etc. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC5 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1955 | 2007 | 1984 | 1955 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2007 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 2654 | 1 | 368 | 6046 |
Number of individuals | 10883 | 1 | 2073 | 25914 |
Unique positions | 213 | 1 | 15 | 458 |
Unique locations | 165 | 1 | 15 | 362 |
Adult records | 2469 | 1 | 362 | 5664 |
Immature records | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
For the region, we have a total of 6046 records from 362 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1955.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), sallow (Salix spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.) and other deciduous tree species. In Dorset, the moth is locally abundant in deciduous woodland, but becomes scarce in open tree-less habitat, for example, there are no records from Portland.
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