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Chesias legatella ([Denis & Schifferm?ller], 1775)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1864 / 70.195
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Rowley Wood 2018

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Broom-tip
Chesias rufata
Foodplant:   Broom
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Locally frequent in part of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Its extreme rarity in Oxfordshire is probably explained by the scarcity of its foodplant.

Recorded in 22 (28%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1875.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
28/10/2022624SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
25/10/2022124SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
18/10/2021224SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
07/05/2021722SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
06/11/2020224SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
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