Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, May-Jun. Forewing: 20-24mm Foodplant: Woody plants |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC5 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1956 | 2007 | 1973 | 1956 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2007 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 853 | 1 | 104 | 1916 |
Number of individuals | 1407 | 2 | 181 | 3180 |
Unique positions | 190 | 1 | 13 | 408 |
Unique locations | 147 | 1 | 14 | 324 |
Adult records | 787 | 1 | 103 | 1782 |
Immature records | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
For the region, we have a total of 1916 records from 324 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1956.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on a wide range of tree and shrub species. In Dorset, the moth has been recorded from most sites across the county. "Larvae are frequently quite abundant, but the mortality rate is high; the choice of foodplant is very frequently ivy" (W Parkinson Curtis ms). Occasional mid-summer individuals are likely to be second brood individuals. The national norm is a single brood in May and June.
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