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Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priorities for 2008:

 

1. Chalk Carpet      (PDF 563kb)

 

(UK BAP Priority): A national survey is underway to assess the species’ status.

ACTION: Any daytime searches in limestone areas of Lancashire would be really welcomed.  All records to be forwarded as soon as possible after find.

 

2. Argent & Sable   (PDF 611kb)

 

(UK BAP Priority): We have no recent records of this day-flying moth (which can also be found as a larva in spinnings on bog myrtle or birch) from Lancashire . Recent records have come from Cheshire, Cumbria, and Yorkshire

 

 

ACTION: Attempt to locate colonies in areas where extensive young birch growth occurs and/or areas of Bog Myrtle are found.

 

3. Barred Tooth-striped PDF 130kb)

 

(UK BAP Priority): Perhaps one for the light-trappers, although larvae can also be found.  Associated with wild privet, but probably also with ash.

 

 

ACTION: Try to locate new sites for the species but records from existing sites (in the Silverdale area) are welcomed.

 

4. Anania funebris

 

(UK BAP Priority): A micro, but an obvious day-flying species and one of the new UK BAP Priorities announced in 2007. Associated with golden-rod. Known sites in Lancashire are Gait Barrows, Yealand Hall Allotments and Warton Crag.  Any limestone areas in the county are worth looking at.

 

 

ACTION: Survey of potential and existing sites to try to gain a better understanding of the moths’ distribution.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Northern Dart

 

(UK BAP Priority): There have been no records from northern England for many years. Supposedly more frequently found in northern England in odd years. It is a mountain-top species with records from Cumbria and Northumberland. Can be found as larvae.

 

 

ACTION:  Encourage searches of potential sites. Can the moth still be found in northern England ?

 

 

 

 

 

6. Belted Beauty

 

(UK BAP Priority): this species is really struggling at its Welsh and other English site.

 

 

ACTION: The one colony in Lancashire at Sunderland Point needs annual monitoring of the adults in April and the larvae in June.  Any records are welcome and should include precise location information.

 

Please send details of any of the above to:

 

 

       Chris Darbyshire (darby.moth1@btopenworld.com)

or

         Steve Palmer (s.palmer12@btopenworld.com)

 

 

as soon as possible after the finds.

BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLANS

Species
Current Status
Last Confirmed Record

Goat Moth

Scarce

VC59 (2004) : VC60 (1939)

 

Cistus Forester

Scarce

VC60 (2006)

 

Currant Clearwing

Local

VC59 (2006) : VC60 (2006)

 

White-barred Clearwing

Extinct?

VC59 (1961)

 

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Scarce

VC59 (2004) : VC60 (1995)

 

Small Eggar

Extinct?

VC60 (1980)

 

Grass Eggar

Very local

VC59 (2004)

 

Small Grass Emerald

Doubtfully recorded

 
 

Purple-bordered Gold

Scarce

VC59 (2006) : VC60 (1964)

 

Dotted Border Wave

Doubtfully recorded

 
 

Argent and Sable

Extinct?

VC59 (1800) : VC60 (1980)

 

Barred Carpet

Very local

VC60 (2006)

 

Heath Rivulet

Doubtfully recorded

 
 

Bleached Pug

Very local

VC60 (2005)

 

Thyme Pug

Very local

VC60 (2006)

 

Bilberry Pug

Uncertain

VC59 (1900)

 

Manchester Treble-bar

Very local

VC60 (2006)

 

Blomer’s Rivulet

Very local and uncommon

VC60 (2006)

 

 

Barred Tooth-striped

 

Local

VC60 (2007)

 

Belted Beauty

Very Local

VC59 (1912) : VC60 (2007)

 

Small Chocolate-tip

Uncertain

VC59 (1975)

 

Square-spot Dart

Unknown

VC59 (1800) : VC60 (1998)

 

Coast Dart

Uncertain

VC59 (1985) : VC60 (1959)

 

Sand Dart

Very Local

VC59 (2003) : VC60 (1950)

 

Portland Moth

Local

VC59 (2006) : VC60 (2005)

 

White Colon

Local

VC59 (2004) : VC60 (2004)

 

Bordered Gothic

Extinct

VC59 (1912) : VC60 (1892)

 

Shore Wainscot

Very local

VC59 (2005) : VC60 (1997)

 

Wormwood

Extinct?

VC59 (1999)

 

Sword-grass

Extinct

VC59 (1985) : VC60 (1968)

 

White-spotted Pinion

Extinct

VC59 (1952)

 

Crescent Striped

Local and uncommon

VC59 (2004): VC60 (2003)

 

Least Minor

Very local

VC60 (2003)

 

Sandhill Rustic

Scarce

VC59 (2003) : VC60 (1987)

 

Waved Black

Unknown

VC59 (1998)

 

Marsh Oblique-barred

Local

VC59 (2006) : VC60 (2006)

 

Common Fan-foot

Extinct

VC60 (1984)

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