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Heath Rivulet
Perizoma minorata

(Stephens, 1831) 1805 / 70.135
Photo © Paul Millard,  Bastow Wood

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Yorkshire Status: Very rare and very local resident.

This enigmatic and elusive moth is one of our most important species. The only other recent English location is in Cumbria. The rest of the British records are in the Scottish Highlands. It has been known from the Grass Wood/Dib Scar area since the 1950s and this is where most of our records have come from, though there were two records in the 1980s from the Washburn Valley near Thruscross. One apparently taken in an RIS trap at Harrogate in 1973 takes some believing. Since 2016 it has been recorded regularly at a site in Littondale, six miles from Dib Scar as the moth flies, and this raises the question as to whether there are any other populations lurking in the limestone Dales. The larvae feed on Eyebright species so the food plant is unlikely to be a limiting factor. All records have been of day-flying moths with the exception of two to light at Dib Scar in 2021. It is small and unobtrusive and rather easy to mistake for the slightly larger Twin-spot Carpet.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A very local species in England on moorland and limestone hills (Skinner, 1984). There are only three recent records in Yorkshire, two from similar areas in VC64 and one from a more unexpected site.

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Recorded in 3 (2%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1945.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Foodplant:   eyebrights
Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/08/2023164SD96 - Malham / Threshfield
16/08/2023564SD96 - Malham / Threshfield
16/08/2023264SD96 - Malham / Threshfield
16/08/2023464SD96 - Malham / Threshfield
09/08/2022664SD96 - Malham / Threshfield
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