Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Very common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun and Jul-Aug. Forewing: 16-20mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous and woody plants. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1905 | 1983 | 1905 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 2301 | 166 | 4934 |
Number of individuals | 3585 | 202 | 7574 |
Unique positions | 259 | 18 | 554 |
Unique locations | 193 | 16 | 418 |
Adult records | 2102 | 161 | 4526 |
Immature records | 6 | 0 | 12 |
For the region, we have a total of 4934 records from 418 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1905.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva is polyphagous. In Dorset, the moth is ubiquitous and at low density, occasionally rising to frequent, particularly in sallow-rich localities. Two brood cycles seem to be established, with a double brood emerging by mid-April and again from mid-July; a single brood emerges from early-June. Warm summers occasionally spawn an additional partial generation from either brood cycle, as evidenced by the following light trap records: West Bexington, on 1 October 1997, 8 November 2004 (R Eden), Puddletown, on 17 October 2003 (H Wood Homer), Iwerne Minster, on 4 October 1959 (H Moore), Shapwick, on 13 October 2003, Gaunts Common, on 11 October 1995, 8 November 1995 (P Davey), Arne, on 9 October 1992, 30 September 1995 (B Pickess), St Ives, on 3 October 1988 (Dr J Clarke).
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