Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Uncommon and restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Late May-Jun. Forewing: 17-20mm. Foodplant: Oak and Birch. |
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 | |
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Year first recorded | 1953 | 1988 | 1953 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2009 | 2011 |
Number of records | 132 | 14 | 292 |
Number of individuals | 205 | 16 | 442 |
Unique positions | 45 | 6 | 102 |
Unique locations | 29 | 5 | 68 |
Adult records | 128 | 13 | 282 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 292 records from 68 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1953.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A local species restricted to southern England and Wales, the larva feeding on oak (Quercus spp.), birch (Betula spp.) and occasionally lime (Tilia spp.). In Dorset, the moth is local, at low density, and primarily associated with mature birch and oak woodland.
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