Photo © David G Green
Forester
Adscita statices
Checklist Number54.002 [B&F: 0163]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Procridinae |
| Genus: | Adscita |
| Species: | statices |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Local in limestone grassland, chalk downland, heathland, sand-dunes and woodland margins throughout much of England, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight has disappeared from many localities since the 1950s, mainly as a result of habitat loss, and now known from only one locality in north Hampshire (Odiham Common), and one in south Hampshire (Martin Down), with occasional, scattered records elsewhere. Wingspan male 25-31 mm, female 22-25 mm. Larva feeds on Common Sorrel.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
