Photo © Mike Wall

Depressaria ultimella

Checklist Number
32.040 [B&F: 0671]

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

Classification

Family:Depressariidae
Subfamily:Depressariinae
Genus:Depressaria
Species:ultimella
Authority:Stainton, 1849

Local in ditches, marshes and water meadows, and on river-banks in southern England from Kent to Cornwall, through central England as far north as Lancashire and north-east Yorkshire; also in Wales and southern Ireland. In Hampshire there are a few scattered records in both the north and south, and first recorded on the Isle of Wight at Freshwater in 2010. Wingspan 16-21 mm. Resembles D. daucella, which see for differences. Larva feeds on stems and leaves of Fool's Water-cress, Greater Water-parsnip, Hemlock Water-dropwort and Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, overwintering as an adult.

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
Freshwater (SZ38)18/05/2010oneDave CookeAdult
Shanklin (SZ58)09/05/2020twoIain OutlawAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southwick (SU60)11/08/1982-J R LangmaidLarval
Southwick (SU60)15/08/1982sixJ R LangmaidPupal
Droxford (SU61)15/08/1982-J R Langmaid, D H, P H SterlingPupal
The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51)02/08/2001-J R Langmaid, M R YoungPupal
Ashurst, NF (SU31)27/04/2007oneKeith GodfreyAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)05/05/2008oneBrian ElliottAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)01/09/2008oneBrian ElliottAdult
Ashurst, NF (SU31)24/05/2009oneKeith GodfreyAdult
North End (SU60)04/08/2009oneMike WearingAdult
Horton Heath (SU41)07/08/2013oneAndrew J BrownAdult
Ashurst, NF (SU31)05/05/2014oneKeith GodfreyAdult
Fareham (SU50)26/05/2021oneMaurice OpieAdult
Broughton (SU33)02/09/2022twoGlynne EvansAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Selborne (SU73)24/10/1996oneAlasdair AstonAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)13/03/2004oneGraham DennisAdult
Greywell (SU75)18/05/2005twoPaul BoswellAdult
Sherborne St John (SU65)12/04/2007oneNick MontegriffoAdult
Axmansford (SU56)24/10/2009oneAndrew BoltonAdult
Sherborne St John (SU65)05/05/2010twoNick MontegriffoAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)18/04/2011oneDavid G GreenAdult
Sherborne St John (SU65)04/10/2012oneNick Montegriffo Adult
Weston Colley (SU53)17/02/2013oneDavid G GreenAdult
Sherborne St John (SU65)23/07/2014oneNick MontegriffoAdult
Anna Valley, Andover (SU34)30/07/2019oneTim NorrissAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)28/05/2021oneGraham J DennisAdult
Bullington (SU44)10/06/2021oneGlynne EvansAdult