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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Rare and restricted distribution, resident.

Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation

Flight time: May-Jun

Forewing: 6-8mm.

Foodplant: Bilberry and bog myrtle.

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	2006	2006
Number of records	17	34
Number of individuals	15	30
Unique positions	15	30
Unique locations	15	30
Adult records	4	8
Immature records	4	8

For the region, we have a total of 34 records from 30 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1885.

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