Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Very common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul.

Forewing: 19-26mm

Foodplant: Woody plants

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	VC5	VC11	Region
Year first recorded	1956	2008	1983	1956
Year last recorded	2011	2008	2011	2011
Number of records	1716	1	120	3674
Number of individuals	5448	1	281	11460
Unique positions	279	1	19	598
Unique locations	201	1	16	436
Adult records	1605	1	119	3450
Immature records	0	0	0	0

For the region, we have a total of 3674 records from 436 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1956.

Photos

Species Account

For further information refer UK Moths.

Davey, P., 2009: A common species over much of Britain, the larva feeding on a wide variety of deciduous tree, shrub and plant species. In Dorset, the moth is common in deciduous woodland and scarce away from the shelter of such habitat - the species has yet to be trapped on Portland. A small percentage of Mottled Beauty has the central area of the forewing and the hindwing as a contrasting broad dark band; this striking form is called ab. conversaria.

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