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Pelochrista caecimaculana

Checklist Number
49.263 [B&F: 1188]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Pelochrista
Species:caecimaculana
Authority:(Hübner, [1799])

Nationally scarce (Na) in dry pastures, downland and waste ground in parts of southern England and southern Wales. In Hampshire apparently always very rare, and the only place where it might be regarded as established is on Portsdown Hill. There is only one recent record from the Isle of Wight, at Shanklin in June 1995. Wingspan 14-20 mm. In general appearance reminiscent of certain Eucosma species, but distinguished by the poorly developed and inconspicuous ocellus which lacks metallic plumbeous edging [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Common Knapweed and Brown Knapweed.

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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Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Martin Down NNR (SU01)15/07/2012oneSteve Piggott, Mark Halligan, Steve KeenAdult

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Shanklin (SZ58)01/06/1995oneJim M ChevertonAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Portsdown (SU60)13/07/1986oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsdown (SU60)17/07/1986threeJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Portsdown (SU60)09/07/1987oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Portsdown (SU60)16/07/2002-J R Langmaid, D J L AgassizAdult
Portchester Common SSSI (SU60)24/06/2005sixRichard J DicksonAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)16/07/2005oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsdown (SU60)28/06/2009fourJ R Langmaid, M R YoungAdult
Southsea (SZ69)10/07/2010oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)29/06/2015oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsdown (SU60)29/06/2016oneAnthony TindaleAdult
Winchester (SU42)08/07/2016oneTim WalkerAdult
Portsdown (SU60)25/07/2016oneTony TindaleAdult
Portsdown (SU60)04/06/2017oneJ R Langmaid, M R Young, I R ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)08/07/2017oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)10/07/2018oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)25/07/2018oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portchester Common SSSI (SU60)21/06/201911Richard J DicksonAdult
Fareham (SU50)25/06/2020oneAntony TindaleAdult
Catisfield (SU50)25/06/2020oneAmy L RobjohnsAdult
Horsea Island (SU60)22/07/2022twoMaurice OpieAdult