Species Account for Phymatopus hecta
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Phymatopus hecta (Linnaeus, 1758) 03.004
Gold Swift
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Hepialidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Records: 112
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2023
1992-on hectads: 19
Pre-1992 hectads: 18
Total hectads: 30
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 10 records with habitat information)
no subhabitat data available
no structural habitat data available
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 112 records with habitat detail and method information)
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