Photo © Rob Edmunds

Phyllonorycter strigulatella

Checklist Number
15.066 [B&F: 0344]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Gracillariidae
Subfamily:Lithocolletinae
Genus:Phyllonorycter
Species:strigulatella
Authority:(Zeller, 1846)

Local in damp woodland and field edges, occurring in very local, isolated colonies in central southern England, the southern Welsh border counties and Derbyshire (MBGBI Vol 2). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight the majority of records are from the south-east of the county. Wingspan 7-9 mm. Imago seldom encountered at light, and more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva is a monophagous miner of Grey Alder, a non-native tree, often used as a windbreak around fields, larval damage being evident where this plant occurs, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
St Helens (SZ68)1973-D W H FfennellMine

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Buriton (SU71)06/11/1971-S N A JacobsMine
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)18/10/1980-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)1984-John R Langmaid-
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)24/09/1989-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Funtley (SU50)01/11/1992-Richard J DicksonLarval
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)06/09/1993-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
West Meon (SU62)10/10/1994-J R Langmaid, D O'KeeffeMine
Milton Common (SU60)30/08/1996-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellMine
Funtley (SU50)08/10/2000-Richard J DicksonMine
Wallington Water Meadows (SU50)13/10/2000threeRichard J DicksonMine
Milton Common, Portsmouth (SU60)12/09/2003-David G Green & Susan A ClarkeLarval
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)07/10/2004-J R Langmaid, B ElliottMine
Hedge End (SU41)29/10/2006oneDavid HamiltonAdult
Hedge End (SU41)28/11/2006oneDavid HamiltonAdult
Denmead (SU61)18/10/2007-J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, B ElliottMine
Creech Woods (SU61)18/10/2007fiveRichard J DicksonMine
Milton Common (SU60)04/11/2007-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellMine
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)28/06/2009-J R Langmaid, M R YoungMine
Otterbourne (SU42)05/09/2010-David S HubbleMine
Zionshill Copse (SU42)22/10/2010-Phil BuddMine
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)17/10/2011-J R Langmaid, M R YoungMine
Southleigh Forest (SU70)18/10/2012-Tony DavisMine
Portsmouth (SU60)12/09/2013oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)08/10/2014-J R Langmaid, M R YoungMine
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)06/10/2015-J R Langmaid, M R, J E YoungMine
Hen Wood (SU62)12/09/201620Richard J DicksonMine
Funtley (SU50)14/09/2022fiveDan HoughtonMine
Funtley (SU50)14/09/2022twoDavid WallaceMine
Fareham (SU50)09/11/202210Dan HoughtonMine (vacated)

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Fleet (SU85)08/10/2003-Rob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU85)26/06/2004-Rob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU85)17/10/2004-Rob EdmundsLarval