Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Sep-Nov, hibernates to following Spring. Forewing: 17-19mm Foodplant: Oak |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1891 | 1985 | 1891 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 547 | 74 | 1242 |
Number of individuals | 687 | 103 | 1580 |
Unique positions | 122 | 6 | 256 |
Unique locations | 98 | 6 | 208 |
Adult records | 500 | 74 | 1148 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 1242 records from 208 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1891.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A species found in southern Britain, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.), and abroad also on blackthorn (Prunus spp.), sallow (Salix spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.) and poplar (Populus spp.). The moth hibernates overwinter and pairs during the spring. It is attracted to light traps and is occasionally found at ivy blossom in the autumn or at sallow blossom during the spring. In Dorset, the moth is at low density in deciduous woodland with highest numbers from old oak woods. However, records from districts where oak is absent suggests an alternative food source is used. For example, the moth has been observed regularly at West Bexington and at Shapwick where blackthorn is frequent, and this may be the host foodplant in these localities. The adult occasionally emerges from hibernation during mid-winter mild spells.
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