Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, mid-Apr-Jun. Forewing: 9-11mm Foodplant: Norway Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir, Lawson's Cypress. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC5 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1992 | 2007 | 1987 | 1987 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2007 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 172 | 1 | 75 | 496 |
Number of individuals | 385 | 5 | 124 | 1028 |
Unique positions | 66 | 1 | 4 | 142 |
Unique locations | 50 | 1 | 5 | 112 |
Adult records | 169 | 1 | 75 | 490 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 496 records from 112 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1987.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Britain, the larva feeding internally on norway spruce (Picea abies), douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla). In Dorset, the moth is often common in fir plantations where it can readily be flushed out of the lower 'needle-rich' branches during the day.
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