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Cistus Forester
Adscita geryon

(Hübner, [1813]) 164 / 54.003

Davey, P., 2009: A very local species with a restricted distribution in the British Isles, the larva initially blotch-mining the leaves of common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium) and later feeding on the underside layer of the leaf, leaving the top intact. The males fly actively in sunshine, but females tend to remain at rest on downland plants. In Dorset, the moth is local, being restricted to unimproved grassland on chalk downland where its foodplant abounds. In the best sites it can be... Read More

Recorded in 8 (20%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1928.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)
Additional Stats

Forewing: 10-12mm
Flight: late May - early July. Day-flier
Foodplant:   Common Rock-rose
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
20/06/202339ST60 Cerne Abbas
22/05/202249ST60 Cerne Abbas
02/07/2021+9ST60 Cerne Abbas
01/07/202169ST60 Cerne Abbas
30/06/202119ST60 Cerne Abbas

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