Macros
Micros
Area
West Midlands
VC36 Herefordshire only
VC37 Worcestershire only
VC39 Staffordshire only
VC40 Shropshire only
Date
All records
post 1980 records only
post 1990 records only
post 2000 records only
post 2010 records only
post 2020 records only
GB Status
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Nationally Scarce
Nationally Rare
BAP Priority
Immigrants
Extinct
JNCC Status
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Notable A
Notable B
Red Data Book
Grades
Adult Grade 3 (photo)
Adult Grade 4 (gen. det.)
 
Verification Grades Criteria
Species Status Information
Macro Species List - UK BAP Priority Species.
  ABH BF Family Taxon Vernacular Red
List
BAP  GB Status JNCC Status (deprecated) Records Grade
  50.001 162 Cossidae Cossus cossus Goat Moth LC P  Common  Nationally Scarce B  22  3
  52.005 376 Sesiidae Synanthedon scoliaeformis Welsh Clearwing LC P  Nationally Scarce  Red Data Book  2298  2 ( i )
Photo needed if claimed away from Cannock Chase
  54.002 163 Zygaenidae Adscita statices Forester LC P  Common  Local  105  2 ( i )
Photo needed at least
  69.008 1982 Sphingidae Hemaris tityus Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth LC P  Common  Nationally Scarce B  57  3
  70.035 1679 Geometridae Cyclophora porata False Mocha LC P  Nationally Scarce  Nationally Scarce B  38  3/4 ( i )
Dissection of males is considered the only reliable distiguishing feature.
  70.043 1731 Geometridae Scotopteryx bipunctaria Chalk Carpet LC P  Common  Nationally Scarce B  43  3
  70.120 1787 Geometridae Rheumaptera hastata Argent & Sable LC P  Common  Nationally Scarce B  475  3
  70.201 1880 Geometridae Trichopteryx polycommata Barred Tooth-striped LC P  Nationally Scarce  Nationally Scarce A  41  3
  72.056 2488 Erebidae Pechipogo strigilata Common Fan-foot NT P  Nationally Rare  Nationally Scarce A  345  4 ( i )
Very scarce.
  72.082 2454 Erebidae Catocala promissa Light Crimson Underwing NT P  Nationally Rare  Red Data Book  1  3
  73.031 2465 Noctuidae Tyta luctuosa Four-spotted NT P  Nationally Rare  Nationally Scarce A  4  3
  73.199 2257 Noctuidae Jodia croceago Orange Upperwing CR (PE) P  Nationally Rare  Red Data Book  32  3
  73.208 2242 Noctuidae Xylena exsoleta Sword-grass LC P  Nationally Scarce  Nationally Scarce B  39  3
  73.259 2148 Noctuidae Polia bombycina Pale Shining Brown EN P  Nationally Rare  Red Data Book (proposed)  9  3
  73.277 2153 Noctuidae Sideridis reticulata Bordered Gothic CR (PE) P  Nationally Rare  Red Data Book (proposed)  23  3 ( i )
Very rare
  73.344 2108 Noctuidae Noctua orbona Lunar Yellow Underwing LC P  Nationally Scarce  Nationally Scarce B  19  3
Total Species: 16
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