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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: None

Local Status: Rare and restricted resident.

Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation

Flight time: Jul-Oct, overwinters to following Spring.

Forewing: 6mm.

Foodplant: Oak.

IMPORTANT - Please note that the maps and accounts are provisional, subject to change and further update. The whole dataset still needs to go through the final verification process and it is likely that a very small number of records will not satisfy the present requirements and there are other records that have not been formally submitted. The information is for guidance only.

Record breakdown:

	VC9	Region
Year first recorded	1885	1885
Year last recorded	2005	2005
Number of records	20	40
Number of individuals	8	16
Unique positions	17	34
Unique locations	17	34
Adult records	8	16
Immature records	1	2

For the region, we have a total of 40 records from 34 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1885.

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Species Account

Similar species: 0293 Caloptilia alchimiella.

For further information refer UK Moths.

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