Photo © David G Green

Argolamprotes micella

Checklist Number
35.064 [B&F: 0734]

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

Classification

Family:Gelechiidae
Subfamily:Anomologinae
Genus:Argolamprotes
Species:micella
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Nationally scarce, in hedgerows, open woodland and gardens, in Devon and Cornwall, and also Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Glamorgan; unknown in the British Isles until 1963 when one was taken at light at Ide, near Exeter, Devon (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). In Hampshire, recorded for the first time at Winchester on 14 July 1987; subsequently one was at Weston Colley on 1 July 2010. Wingspan 10-14mm. Larva feeds within buds and young shoots of Bramble and Raspberry.

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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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Shanklin (SZ58)30/06/2019oneIain OutlawAdult
Shanklin (SZ58)18/07/2021oneIain OutlawAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Winchester (SU43)14/07/1987oneD H SterlingAdult
Winchester (SU42)14/07/1987oneD H SterlingAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)23/06/2014oneBrian ElliottAdult
Horton Heath (SU41)08/07/2016oneAndrew J BrownAdult
Totton (SU31)25/06/2017oneLyz HankinsonAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Weston Colley (SU53)01/07/2010oneDavid G GreenAdult
Over Wallop (SU23)16/07/2016oneChris MapleAdult