Photo © Alain Cosson
Micropterix mansuetella
Checklist Number01.002 [B&F: 0002]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Micropteriginae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | mansuetella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1844) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in very wet woodland, fens, marshes, river-banks and other freshwater margins throughout much of England. Restricted in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to the Leckford area,
until 2023 when it was discovered in the north-east of the county Wingspan 7-9 mm. Fairly unmistakable. The larval food is apparently unknown.
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) | 1947 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 21/05/1974 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 1979 | - | Unknown | - |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 26/05/1982 | 12 | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Leckford (SU33) | 1983 | - | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Charity Down, Leckford (SU33) | 1983 | - | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 07/05/1989 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Adult |
| Zebon Copse NR (SU85) | 13/05/2023 | two | Ben Dale | Adult |