Cauchas fibulella
Species account (old)
Although widespread in Britain, this species has been found only rarely in our [county]. Robson listed it for Darlington [...] from the "Manual" and Sang's 1853 record for Castle Eden Dene. Robson himself and Gardner knew of it as "not uncommon on the railway side" at Hartlepool [...] The only recent records are from Waldridge Fell (11-5-1959) and Chester-le-Street River Banks, 5-6-1966 [...].
Statistics
| Records | 71 |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 155 |
| Largest Sample | 8 |
| First Recorded | 1853 |
| Last Recorded | 2024 |
| Earliest Adult Record | 24/05 |
| Latest Adult Record | 02/07 |
| Monad Coverage | 0.5% |
| Hexad Coverage | 21.4% |
Map
This map shows all records of Cauchas fibulella in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).
Map (image)
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Week graph
This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Cauchas fibulella per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.
The graphs below show the total records and individuals of Cauchas fibulella in County Durham (VC66) per time period. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact number of records and individuals at a particular point in time. Hover over/hold a label to highlight a particular metric; click on a metric label to remove it from the graph.
Era graph
Year graph
Gallery
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Foodplants
This is a list of foodplants known to be used by the larval stages of Cauchas fibulella in the UK.
Habitats
There are no habitats listed for Cauchas fibulella.
Foodplant information derived from Padovani, R.; Ward, L.; Smith, R.M.; Pocock, M.J.O.; Roy, D.B. (2020). Insect species richness for each plant species and insect-plant interactions from the Database of Insects and their Food Plants [DBIF] version 2. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/33a825f3-27cb-4b39-b59c-0f8182e8e2e4