Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul. Forewing: M 16-18mm. F 14-16mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plants. |
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 | 1955 | 1986 | 1955 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 1014 | 91 | 2210 |
Number of individuals | 2154 | 152 | 4612 |
Unique positions | 184 | 13 | 394 |
Unique locations | 141 | 12 | 306 |
Adult records | 967 | 89 | 2112 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 2210 records from 306 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1955.
Photos
Species Account
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A species occurring throughout Britain, the polyphagous larva feeding nocturnally on various herbaceous plants. In Dorset, the moth ranges from locally common in deciduous woodland, to rare in tree-less habitat; it seems to have no geological preference.
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