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Homoeosoma nimbella

Checklist Number
62.056 [B&F: 1482]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Homoeosoma
Species:nimbella
Authority:(Duponchel, 1837)

Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in rough meadows and waste ground in parts of southern England, but distribution very imperfectly known in Britain. From the Isle of Wight there are a number of old records, but these are vague and on the mainland, known only from Hengistbury Head (in the political county of Dorset) where it is evidently established. Wingspan 16-21 mm. The least well understood of the British members of the group, and evidently confused in the past with P. saxicola in particular [Goater]. Larva feeds within flowerheads of Yarrow, Common Ragwort and Yellow Chamomile.

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)

No Larval records to show.

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Sandown (SZ58)1893-L B ProutAdult
Shanklin (SZ58)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Adult
Freshwater (SZ38)1926-E G R WatersAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)30/06/2001fourMike JeffesAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)29/06/201314Mike JeffesAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)14/06/202220Mike JeffesAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)06/07/2022sevenMike JeffesAdult