Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul. Forewing: 12-14mm. Foodplant: Dog-rose other wild rose. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1955 | 1988 | 1955 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 709 | 21 | 1460 |
Number of individuals | 943 | 20 | 1926 |
Unique positions | 143 | 7 | 300 |
Unique locations | 117 | 7 | 248 |
Adult records | 596 | 20 | 1232 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 1460 records from 248 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1955.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Britain, the larva feeding on wild rose (Rosa canina). In Dorset, the moth is common in scrub and hedgerow habitat wherever wild rose is to be found; it occurs at roughly the same density as the Shoulder-stripe1746. In the warm summer of 1995, several second brood moths were recorded at light traps: Gillingham, seven between 25 August 1995 and 30 September 1995 (G Hopkins), Lilliput, on 14 October 1995 (A Bromby). A further late individual: Swanage, on 1 September 1998 (R Cox).
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