Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Feb-Apr. Forewing: 17-27mm. Foodplant: Broadleaved trees. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1955 | 1984 | 1955 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 936 | 186 | 2244 |
Number of individuals | 3086 | 720 | 7612 |
Unique positions | 148 | 8 | 312 |
Unique locations | 113 | 8 | 242 |
Adult records | 888 | 186 | 2148 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 2244 records from 242 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1955.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A common species in England and Wales, more local elsewhere, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), hazel (Corylus avellana), aspen (Populus tremula), alder (Alnus spp.) and a variety of other deciduous tree species. In Dorset, the moth is common in mature oak woodland and frequent in deciduous woods generally. The moth is occasionally recorded in open country.
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