Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Abundant and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Mar-May. Forewing: 15-17mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plants, bushes and trees. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | VC5 | VC11 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1955 | 2007 | 1970 | 1955 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 6739 | 2 | 715 | 14912 |
Number of individuals | 52138 | 13 | 4425 | 113152 |
Unique positions | 305 | 2 | 14 | 642 |
Unique locations | 228 | 2 | 15 | 490 |
Adult records | 6334 | 2 | 715 | 14102 |
Immature records | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
For the region, we have a total of 14912 records from 490 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1955.
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Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the polyphagous larva preferring deciduous trees and shrubs. In Dorset, the moth is ubiquitous and common to abundant, with a prolonged flight period between mid-February and mid-June. The following individuals were recorded at light traps on rather early dates: Puddletown, on 25 December 2002 (H Wood Homer), Ashington, on 31 December 1988 (J Fradgley).
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