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This race is confined to sand dune systems in North Wales and North West England. Listed as Vulnerable in the RDB. On the Long List of BAP. Confined to one site on Wirral between West Kirby and Hoylake. Only one current other Merseyside site, (Altcar) where it has not been seen for 2 years, but found in reasonable numbers across the Dee at Talacre & Gronant.
Found in Sand Couch, mainly that lapped by the highest tides. Eggs are laid in sheaths of Sand Couch Grass in August and September. The larvae feed down the shoot and reach the root crowns and stem bases by early spring where they feed, also feeding along rhizomes until July when they pupate. The pupa is found a few cm down. The adults emerge in August and September hiding in the dunes during the day. Most adults are found exposed on the plant for the first half of the night and are easy to observe and record; flying takes place mainly later in the night.
This race occurs at Newborough, Malltraeth, Gronant, Talacre, West Kirby; in past few years also at Altcar, in past few decades also at Ainsdale; early 20th century at Conwy, Southport and St.Annes. [Other races occur in Cornwall, Kent/Essex and SW Ireland].
Apart from the general provisions of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981, Sandhill Rustic Moth is not specially protected by European or British legislation.
OBJECTIVES |
LOCAL TARGETS |
1. Maintain population size between West Kirby and Hoylake. |
Implement annual monitoring of the species. |
ACTIONS REQUIRED |
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1997 - 2006 Action Completed |
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Sandhill Rustic website - http://www.sandhillrustic.com/
UK Moths Sandhill Rustic species data - http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2354
This plan is part of the Wirral Biodiversity Action Plan which can be viewed at www.wirral.gov.uk/ed/biodiversity/home.htm
Dee Estuary SSSI information - http://www.wirral.gov.uk/er/deesssi.htm
LBAP Chair | Ian Wallace, Liverpool Museum William Brown Street Liverpool L3 8EN 0151 922 7915 |
HMSO (1995): Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 2: Action Plans, London.
HMSO (1995): Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 1: Meeting the Rio Challenge, London.
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