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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Aug-Oct.

Forewing: 14-19mm.

Foodplant: Woody plants.

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	VC11	Region
Year first recorded	1905	1970	1905
Year last recorded	2011	2011	2011
Number of records	5085	165	10500
Number of individuals	10019	263	20564
Unique positions	364	17	762
Unique locations	253	16	538
Adult records	4501	163	9328
Immature records	1	0	2

For the region, we have a total of 10500 records from 538 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1905.

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Species Account

Similar species: 1764 Chloroclysta citrata (Dark Marbled Carpet).

For further information refer UK Moths.

Davey, P., 2009: A common species in Britain, the larva feeding on many plants including sallow (Salix spp.), birch (Betula spp.), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), dock (Rumex spp.) and bramble (Rubus fruticosus). In Dorset, the moth is common in every habitat apart from open heathland where it is frequent only.

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