Species Account for Thecla betulae
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Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Brown Hairstreak
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Lycaenidae
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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data
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W&C Act: Schedule 5
Status: Legal Protection;Section 41 Priority Species;VU
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 40
First Record: 2014
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 5
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 5
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Brown Hairstreak on UK Butterflies website
Essex Red Data List comment
Recorded from Epping Forest. May be extinct
Habitats
no broad habitat data available
no subhabitat data available
Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 40 records with habitat detail and method information)
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