Yorkshire Status: Rare and local resident.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: First taken in Britain in 1927 by Arthur Smith but not recognised until 1935 when specimens were sent to F. N. Pierce for examination (Ford, 1949). Dubbed the 'Strensall Groundling' by Heslop.

Argus 50, 2005: VC64. Ellington Banks MoD, 22.7.2005, conf. HEB (CHF, JCW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD. Although shown as occurring in the vice-county on Map 70 in MBGBI 4 (2):140 this is the first record for which we have details.

Argus 75, 2015: Most often recorded in vice-counties 62 & 63, seemingly scarce elsewhere.

VC61. Skipwith Common, 3.7.2015 (JOHS); North Cliffe Wood, 4.8.2015 (ADN, IM). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Recorded in 20 (10%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1927. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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