Photo © David G Green

Diurnea lipsiella

Checklist Number
29.002 [B&F: 0664]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Chimabachidae
Subfamily:Chimabachinae
Genus:Diurnea
Species:lipsiella
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Local in oak woodland throughout much of the British Isles, but not in the Highlands or Islands of Scotland. In Hampshire occurs in similar habitat to that of D. fagella, however it is far less common and seems to have decreased in recent years. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1929. Wingspan male 22-25 mm, female 15-18 mm. Males fly at night and also for several hours from midday to early afternoon on warm windless days; small swarms of males have been seen occasionally at such times, fluttering amongst low plants on the woodland floor while assembling to the barely flightless females (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds on Oak, living between leaves spun together with silk, over-wintering as an egg.

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
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Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Staplers (SZ58)1929-W FassnidgeAdult
Porchfield (SZ49)1929-H G JefferyAdult
Parkhurst Forest (SZ49)1929-H G JefferyAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Denny Wood, NF (SU30)23/10/1971oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Burseldon (SU40)27/10/1973-David AppletonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)31/10/1976threeDavid AppletonAdult
Brockenhurst (SU20)1992-John ChaineyAdult
Royden Common North (SU30)28/10/1995-Phil BuddAdult
Island Thorns Inclosure, NF (SU21)06/11/1997twoDavid G GreenAdult
Crock Hill (SU21)06/11/1997twoDavid G GreenAdult
Emer Bog (SU32)04/11/1998oneMartin C HarveyAdult
Island Thorns Inclosure, NF (SU21)07/11/2005oneDavid G GreenAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)2006-Brian ElliottAdult
Crock Hill (SU21)13/10/2006oneDavid G GreenAdult
Wickham Common (SU51)27/10/2006oneKeith WheelerAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)03/11/2008fourRichard J DicksonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)10/11/2009oneMaurice OpieAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)17/11/2009oneMaurice OpieAdult
Highland Water Inclosure (SU20)28/10/2011onePhil BuddAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)23/10/2012oneMaurice OpieAdult
Nursling (SU31)07/11/2012onePhil BuddAdult
Hale Purlieu (SU21)17/12/2012oneDavid G GreenAdult
Avon Tyrell Estate (SZ19)29/10/2013twoDavid EvansAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)12/11/2013twoMaurice OpieAdult
Wickham Common (SU51)15/11/2013twoKevin CokerAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)06/11/2018oneMaurice OpieAdult
Totton (SU31)07/11/2020oneLyz HankinsonAdult
Romsey (SU32)26/10/2021oneNigel R JonesAdult
Totton (SU31)05/11/2021oneLyz HankinsonAdult
Winter Down Copse, Little Somborne (SU33)09/11/2021oneGlynne EvansAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Alice Holt (SU84)09/11/1974oneDavid AppletonAdult
Bentley Station Meadow (SU74)21/10/1995-Phil BuddAdult
Froxfield Green (SU72)26/10/1999oneJ R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellAdult
Bentley Station Meadow (SU74)30/10/2004twoPatrick FleetAdult
Bentley Station Meadow (SU74)30/10/2004twoSue & Barry ClarkAdult
Odiham Common (SU75)22/10/2006-J R Langmaid et al Adult
Pamber Forest (SU66)08/04/2007oneGraham DennisAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)05/11/2008oneGraham DennisAdult
Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52)28/10/2009fivePatrick FleetAdult
Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52)16/11/2009onePatrick FleetAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)28/10/2010oneDavid G GreenAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)31/10/2010oneDavid G GreenAdult
Dodsley Wood (SU53)28/10/2011oneDavid G GreenAdult
Micheldever Wood (SU53)28/10/2011oneDavid G GreenAdult
Harewood Forest (SU44)06/11/2011oneTim Norriss, Lynn FomisonAdult
Wherwell (SU44)07/11/2011oneGlynne EvansAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)09/11/2011oneDavid G GreenAdult
Straits Inclosure, Alice Holt Forest (SU74)24/10/2021oneBelinda AhmedAdult

VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Mortimer West End (SU66)28/03/2007oneGraham DennisAdult