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National statuses

Thanks to Tony Davis, I have now added the national status to all the micros listed on the site. These are derived from his new paper: A Review of the Status of Microlepidoptera in Britain (524kB pdf). Tony also provided me with status data for macro species defined as Nb or scarcer, I am currently trying to source the data for the "Common" and "Local" species. As soon as I get it I will update the site with these too.

SMG Website goes live!

The new SMG website is now live. The site aims to be a unique resource for moth-ers in the two vice-counties of Sussex but we hope that it will be of considerable value to those not based in the county too.

We would like to thank all those who have given their time and effort writing the status information for each species and contributed in other ways to the development of this site. In particular we would like to thank Colin Pratt for his absolutely invaluable contribution and for allowing us to use his new books, A Complete History of The Butterflies and Moths of Sussex as the primary information source.

We would also like to thank everyone who has contributed photographs to the site. Please remember that our photo library is still somewhat incomplete and if you find a species on the site for which there is no photograph and you have one that you would like to contribute you can upload it to the site in just a couple of clicks.

Species watch: Acleris cristana - photos required

Acleris cristana but what form?

Colin Pratt, County Recorder has asked that recorders send photos of any specimens of Acleris cristana they trap, together with dates and locations, so that the exact forms can be determined.