Status and Distribution
Local in southern and central England, northwards to south Cumbria and North Yorkshire, very local in the Highlands of Scotland where it is represented by an attractive black and white form found in East Inverness-shire, Moray and South Aberdeenshire. Rare in Wales with a few mid-twentieth century records from North Wales only. Apparently absent from the the rest of Scotland, the rest of Wales, south-west England, Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
Although first found in Britain in 1927, it was not recognised as new to country until 1935. No illustration or description of the adult appeared in British literature until 1995.
National Status: Local
Bradley & Fletcher no: 771
Photographer: © B Smart
Location: Greater Manchester
Provisional map
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