Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed and restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: Jun-Aug. Forewing: 11-16mm. Foodplant: Bulrush. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1909 | 2004 | 1909 |
Year last recorded | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 |
Number of records | 178 | 15 | 386 |
Number of individuals | 255 | 24 | 558 |
Unique positions | 78 | 4 | 164 |
Unique locations | 68 | 4 | 144 |
Adult records | 173 | 15 | 376 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 386 records from 144 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1909.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A local species in southern England found in large fens and marshes, the larva feeding on bulrush (Typha latifolia). In Dorset, the moth is local and colonises nutrient-rich ponds, flooded pits and ditches, mainly in the Poole Basin, wherever bulrush is dominant. Adults fly around their watery habitats for an hour or so and later range more widely, with dispersal a relatively frequent occurrence across the county.
Conservation agencies managing sites containing bulrush-rich habitat, for example Stanpit (Christchurch Borough Council) or Norden (Dorset Wildlife Trust) should include this species in their management plans.
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