Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Uncommon and fairly widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jul-Oct.

Forewing: M 12-17mm.

Foodplant: Broadleaved trees and shrubs.

IMPORTANT - Please note that the maps and accounts are provisional, subject to change and further update. The whole dataset still needs to go through the final verification process and it is likely that a very small number of records will not satisfy the present requirements and there are other records that have not been formally submitted. The information is for guidance only.

Record breakdown:

	VC9	VC11	Region
Year first recorded	1963	1984	1963
Year last recorded	2011	2010	2011
Number of records	245	20	530
Number of individuals	236	22	516
Unique positions	95	11	212
Unique locations	86	10	192
Adult records	192	18	420
Immature records	25	2	54

For the region, we have a total of 530 records from 192 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1963.

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Species Account

For further information refer UK Moths.

Davey, P., 2009: Generally distributed in Britain, becoming less common in northern districts, the larva feeding on a wide range of deciduous trees and shrubs. The wingless female remains close to its empty cocoon. "Generally and evenly distributed in Dorset. Occasionally on tamarisk, roses, and fruit trees, it rises to being a minor pest. The male is a frequent sight on the wing on sunny autumn days." (W Parkinson Curtis ms). In addition to this, the moth also flies at night and has been found in light traps on more than hundred occasions in recent years. The species is usually single-brooded in August and September in the UK, however, an additional bivoltine cycle may explain the protracted flight period of four months between 25 June and 27 October.

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