NORFOLK BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN SPECIES DATA AUDIT ...

Species Present
or
absent
in
Norfolk
Scarce Pug
Eupithecia extensaria
occidua
Garden Dart
Euxoa nigricans
Double Dart
Graphiphora augur
Bordered Gothic
Heliophobus reticulata
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth
Hemaris tityus
Small Emerald
Hemistola chrysoprasaria
No. of
records in
database
No. of
1km
squares
recorded
since
1980
Possible other
sources
of data sets
48
Other survey
work
completed or
in progress
Comments
P 3 2 BC, Rothamstead Institute RDB Species.
Occurs on the fringes and higher ground of
saltmarshes.
Internationally threatened – Habitat loss and
degradation. Also restricted by distribution of
foodplant, Sea Wormwood (Artemisia
maritime).
New to national list of BAP priority
species 2007
P 108 52 BC, Rothamstead Institute Occurs in a wide range of habitats but
typically gardens, allotments, farmland and
rough open ground.
Marked decline in UK – Causes unclear.
New to national list of BAP priority
species 2007
P 128 59 BC, Rothamstead Institute Associated with a wide range of habitats,
including broadleaved woodland, hedgerows
and gardens.
Marked decline in UK – Causes unclear.
New to national list of BAP priority
species 2007
P 15 3 BC, Rothamstead Institute Nationally Scarce B. Current UK Species
Action Plan.
Found on chalk downland, restricted to
calcareous areas of Breckland in Norfolk.
P 4 1 BC, Rothamstead Institute Nationally Scarce B. Current Species Action
Plan.
Associated with unimproved grassland,
including wet, acidic pasture, lightly grazed
calcareous grassland, acid bogs and drier
heath.
Declining – Agricultural improvement and
inappropriate habitat management.
P 29 14 BC, Rothamstead Institute Occurs in a wide variety of habitats, including
downland, open woodland and gardens.
Marked decline in UK – Causes unclear.
New to national list of BAP priority
species 2007