Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Nb Local Status: Scarce and restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation. Jul-Aug. Forewing: 15-18mm. Foodplant: Common Bird's-foot Trefoil. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1902 | 1987 | 1902 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 1987 | 2011 |
Number of records | 294 | 1 | 590 |
Number of individuals | 791 | 1 | 1584 |
Unique positions | 154 | 1 | 310 |
Unique locations | 93 | 1 | 188 |
Adult records | 263 | 1 | 528 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 590 records from 188 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1902.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: Local in England, the larva feeding on bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), and trefoils and clovers (Trifolium spp.). In Dorset, this xerothermic species is associated with unimproved herb-rich grassland on well-drained chalky soil downland, particularly where there is rocky or bare earth terrain. It ranges from frequent inland to common along the Jurassic coast. Recommendations for promoting this species on chalk downland SSSI's include setting grazing levels that create short turf regions within the grassland mosaic and to physically create scraped chalk surfaces to provide high-temperature microhabitat for the adults to bask by day.
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