Golden Cinnabar Membership
Yorkshire Status: Rare and local resident. Many records are of leaf-mines. Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Local and seldom recorded. Beaumont, 2002: Described as 'local and seldom recorded' in 1989, it has now been found quite widely in the south of VC63 and also in VC64. VC64. Bishop Wood, 21.5.1997 det. HEB (ASE); Askham Bog, 9.5.1998 (JOHS); Askham Bar, 30.7.1998 (MRB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD. Argus 87, 2019: A widespread moth but under-recorded. Most records come from VC63 but it has now been found in all five vice-counties. VC65. Well (House Close Wood), mine on oak 3.11.2018, moth em. 30.3.2019 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Reared or puparium cremasters examined.
Recorded in 27 (14%) of 200 10k Squares.First Recorded in 1859.Last Recorded in 2022.Additional Stats