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– Significant Record / Rare / Vagrant
– Migrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Ostrinia nubilalis (European Corn Borer) / Mecyna flavalis (Chalk Hill Pearl)
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Distribution Map for Sitochroa verticalis
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Sitochroa verticalis
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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however,
the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Sitochroa verticalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Sitochroa verticalis
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Sitochroa verticalis
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Sitochroa verticalis
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Sitochroa verticalis
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Sitochroa verticalis
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Sitochroa verticalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Sitochroa verticalis
Sitochroa verticalis
Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Sitochroa verticalis – 0 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
No records found for Sitochroa verticalis.