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Wood Tiger
Parasemia plantaginis

(Linnaeus, 1758) 2056 / 72.025

General comments:
Extinct resident.

The Wood Tiger was formerly resident in the south-east of Britain, but has retreated westwards and is now absent from the region. One was caught near the Monument on the Ashridge Estate in 1921 and is given in Foster (1937) who also lists 'Berkhamsted School list'. It is thought that these two reports may relate to the same record. Berkhamsted School itself lies outside the vice-county boundary in the 'neck' of the 'Hudnall Hook', but Ashridge Monument is within Hertfordshire. One was taken 'on the outskirts of St John's Wood' (between Wood End and Walkern) in the 1940s (J. Birdsall). The single Middlesex record is from Mill Hill School. The site is listed rather ambiguously as "Harrow, Mill Hill School" and it is unclear if this refers to one or two places. Harrow itself is approximately one tetrad further west than the Mill Hill School record that we have mapped.

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Recorded in 5 (12%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1921.
Last Recorded in 1979.
Additional Stats

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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
1979+20SP91 - Tring
1969+20SP91 - Tring
1940120TL32 - Buntingford
1940+20TL31 - Hertford
1940+20SP90 - Berkhamsted
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VC20 VC21 VC21 VC20
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Forewing: 17-20mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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