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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Nationally Scarce B

Local Status: Rare and restricted resident.

Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation

Flight time: Late Jun-early Aug.

Forewing: 5-6mm.

Foodplant: Glasswort, an inhabitant of salt-marshes.

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	VC11	Region
Year first recorded	1896	2005	1896
Year last recorded	2006	2005	2006
Number of records	24	1	50
Number of individuals	80	1	162
Unique positions	13	1	28
Unique locations	13	1	28
Adult records	20	1	42
Immature records	3	0	6

For the region, we have a total of 50 records from 28 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1896.

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Species Account

For further information refer UK Moths.

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