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Missing records

If you know of records not shown on these maps, then this is almost certainly because they have not been submitted to the county recorder and our county database. Please provide us with your records if you have not already done so - the maps can only be as up-to-date and comprehensive as the data provided! Either provide your records to the appropriate county recorder or contact us giving the species name, date of your record, location and map grid reference or postcode. Unless you are an experienced recorder in the taxonomic group please also provide an image or voucher to support your record and the name of anyone who has identified or verified the record.

For your species Chrysoclista linneella please note: Adult:
Adult: Possibility for confusion with similar species, refer to identification guide.
Adult: Potential identification issues for less experienced birdwatchers / in certain conditions
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check, but the specimen can then be released. May be identifiable from a good photo, or series of photos.
Adult: Fairly distinctive and can be accurately identified using available guides, even on first encounter. Usually identifiable from a field photograph.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check, but the specimen can then be released. May be identifiable from a good photo, or series of photos.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Beginners may need to take specimens until they gain familiarity and experience, but some may be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders.
Adult: Can be identified with experience. Identifiable by expert from photos
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience but needs a good view or examination with a good quality lens. Beginners should take voucher specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. Records accepted from known competent recorders.
Adult: Can be identified in the field by any competent bryologist, but generally not from photo
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check, but the specimen can then be released. May be identifiable from a good photo, or series of photos.
Adult: Can be identified with experience. Identifiable by expert from photos
Adult: Can be identified with experience. Identifiable by expert from photos
Adult: Can be identified by an experienced botanist
Adult: Good quality photographs or possibly a specimen will be required
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or examination with a good quality lens. Beginners should take voucher specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or capture followed by examination with a good quality lens. Beginners should take voucher specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check, but the specimen can then be released. Beginners need to take specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo or series of photos.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs capture followed by examination with a good quality lens. Beginners should take voucher specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo or series of photos. Records acceptable from known competent recorders.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or capture followed by examination with a good quality lens. Beginners should take voucher specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders.
Adult: Species where care is needed for identification. Should not present any difficulty for experienced recorders, but inexperienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence in the form of photographs of reasonable quality that show as many of the identification features as possible. Even experienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence if the record is outside of the normal flight period or geographical range of the species.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience provided the moth is in good condition. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check, but the moth can then be released. Beginners will usually need to retain a specimen or take a good quality photograph until they gain familiarity with the species. Usually identifiable from a good photograph. Worn specimens may require dissection.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check= but the specimen can then be released. Beginners may need to take specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view or the netting of a specimen to check, but the specimen can then be released. Beginners may need to take specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders.
Adult: Males can be identified at sight in the field by anyone with a little experience. Females need a good view of the individual, preferably with close-focus binoculars, to check. Both males and females may be identifiable from a good photo, or series of photos showing different angles.
Adult: Can be identified in the field with care and experience. Needs a good view and possibly use of a good hand lens. Beginners may need to take specimens until they gain familiarity and experience. May be identifiable from a good photo. Records acceptable from competent recorders.

If you have a large number of records to submit, please use the Moth template here.