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Resident. Distribution
and Abundance: Rather local.
Primary Habitat: Wetland.
Flight Period: Probably
double brooded from June to September.
Observations: The
species has significantly increased in numbers and range
within the county in recent years and has become a
regular feature in garden light traps. A total of
twenty-five examples of the moth were taken at light in a
Woodnewton garden in August 2009. Due to its similarity
in appearance to its congener Lempkes Gold Spot (P.
putnami) and that the two species were not separated
until comparatively recently there are probably early
records for Lempkes Gold Spot included under this
species.
L.O.N.: 1906.
Near Castor. Scarce.
First Record: 1890,
Edwards.
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