Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed resident and migrant/wanderer. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Late Jun-Aug. Forewing: 10mm. Foodplant: Willows spp. |
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 | |
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Year first recorded | 1895 | 1895 |
Year last recorded | 2010 | 2010 |
Number of records | 96 | 192 |
Number of individuals | 333 | 666 |
Unique positions | 34 | 68 |
Unique locations | 31 | 62 |
Adult records | 93 | 186 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 192 records from 62 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1895.
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Species Account
Similar species: a complex group, best identified by food-plant, see:
0425 Orchard Ermine Yponomeuta padella
0426 Apple Ermine Yponomeuta malinellus
0427 Spindle Ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella
For further information refer UK Moths.
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