Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
|
National Status: pRDB3 Local Status: Scarce and thinly distributed and restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Jul-Aug. Forewing: 12mm. Foodplant: Various sedges. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | Region | |
---|---|---|
Year first recorded | 1885 | 1885 |
Year last recorded | 2010 | 2010 |
Number of records | 42 | 84 |
Number of individuals | 48 | 96 |
Unique positions | 37 | 74 |
Unique locations | 33 | 66 |
Adult records | 25 | 50 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 84 records from 66 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1885.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A rare species restricted to bogs in south-east Britain, the larva feeding on sedges (Carex spp.). In Dorset, the moth is confined exclusively to mire habitat where it is at low density; it is on the wing at the height of the summer between mid-July and mid-August. Three sedge species tend to be present in the vicinity of colonies. These are: common yellow sedge (Carex viridula oedocarpa), carnation sedge (Carex panicea) and star sedge (Carex echinata).
The following light trap records indicate dispersal on occasion: Wyke Regis, on 6 August 2006 (D Foot), Puddletown, on 18 July 2005 (H Wood Homer). Conservation agencies who manage sites containing mire habitat, for example, Morden Bog and Hartland Moor (Natural England) and Parley Heath (Herpetological Conservation Trust) should include this species in their management plans.
See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species