Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Local Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Feb-Mar. Forewing: 15-17mm. Foodplant: Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1955 | 1996 | 1955 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 78 | 29 | 214 |
Number of individuals | 298 | 33 | 662 |
Unique positions | 34 | 2 | 72 |
Unique locations | 30 | 3 | 66 |
Adult records | 75 | 29 | 208 |
Immature records | 1 | 0 | 2 |
For the region, we have a total of 214 records from 66 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1955.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A species confined to England, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.), and, occasionally on elm (Ulmus spp.), hazel (Corylus avellana) and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The female is wingless. In Dorset the moth is local and colonises old oak woodland; mature oaks in parkland provide additional habitat.
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