Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and widely distributed resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: May-Aug. Forewing: 10mm. Foodplant: Various grasses. |
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 | |
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Year first recorded | 1932 | 1994 | 1932 |
Year last recorded | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 |
Number of records | 276 | 32 | 616 |
Number of individuals | 1228 | 167 | 2790 |
Unique positions | 161 | 9 | 340 |
Unique locations | 120 | 6 | 252 |
Adult records | 255 | 32 | 574 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 616 records from 252 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1932.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A common species in Britain, the larva feeding on the stem-bases of grasses (Poaceae). In Dorset, the moth is locally abundant on unimproved grassland on chalky soil, elsewhere frequent, rising to common locally in grassy habitats on neutral and sandy soils.
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