Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Fairly common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-mid Aug. Forewing: 17-22mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous and woody plants. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1905 | 1993 | 1905 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 256 | 12 | 536 |
Number of individuals | 263 | 12 | 550 |
Unique positions | 78 | 2 | 160 |
Unique locations | 75 | 3 | 156 |
Adult records | 245 | 12 | 514 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 536 records from 156 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1905.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A widespread but decreasing species in lowland Britain, the larva feeding on various herbaceous plants, young shrubs and fruit trees. In Dorset, the moth is local and usually only singletons are observed. The Gothic seems to prefer watery habitats such as rivers and streams, and, "it turns up in coal houses, garden tool sheds and suchlike places." (W Parkinson Curtis manuscript), a set of preferences exhibited also by Old Lady2300.
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