Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed and restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul. Forewing: M 12-15mm. F 13-16mm. Foodplant: Bracken. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1906 | 1983 | 1906 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 |
Number of records | 65 | 8 | 146 |
Number of individuals | 374 | 20 | 788 |
Unique positions | 53 | 5 | 116 |
Unique locations | 42 | 5 | 94 |
Adult records | 60 | 8 | 136 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 146 records from 94 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1906.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A local species in the British Isles, the larva feeding for two years on the roots of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). The adult male is said to exude a scent reminiscent of pineapple. In Dorset, the moth is rather local, preferring the shelter of woodland on acid and clay soils where bracken abounds. The oscillating dusk flight of this species has been observed by the author immediately above bracken canopy in Chase Woods, in Holt Wood and close to Hardy's monument on the summit of Black Down in June and early July.
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