Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jul-Aug Forewing: 18-28mm Foodplant: Various trees |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC5 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1905 | 2007 | 1982 | 1905 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2007 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 1278 | 1 | 100 | 2758 |
Number of individuals | 2617 | 12 | 226 | 5710 |
Unique positions | 230 | 1 | 15 | 492 |
Unique locations | 183 | 1 | 13 | 394 |
Adult records | 1175 | 1 | 100 | 2552 |
Immature records | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
For the region, we have a total of 2758 records from 394 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1905.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A species restricted to southern England, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.). In Dorset, the moth is common in oak woods, but scarce otherwise. The national norm is for adults to be on the wing in late July and August; it is likely that the following are second brood individuals: Arne Wood, on 10 October 1985 (B Pickess), Hurn, on 24 September 1998 (M Jeffes). Dispersal from outside the county or immigration from abroad may account for the following light trap records during 2004: Walditch, on 7 August (M Parsons), West Bexington, on 25 July (R Eden), Preston, on 27 July, 28 July (R Lambert).
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