Photo © Mike Wall
Acompsia schmidtiellus
Checklist Number35.027 [B&F: 0861]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Dichomeridinae |
| Genus: | Acompsia |
| Species: | schmidtiellus |
| Authority: | (Heyden, 1848) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) on chalk and limestone downland and roadside verges in southern England and south Wales. Restricted in Hampshire to sites such as Old Winchester, Portsdown and Magdalen Hill Down, and on Isle of Wight to a single site near Ventnor; claims from other areas of the county should be accompanied by photographic or other evidence. Wingspan 15-17 mm. Larva feeds on Wild Marjoram, living within a spun or rolled leaf.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brading Down (SZ58) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Brading (SZ68) | 11/07/1931 | - | Anon | Adult |
| Niton (SZ57) | 1939 | - | S Wakely | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1970 | five | Richard Fairclough | Larval |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 28/07/1977 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Bonchurch Landslip (SZ57) | 13/07/2014 | one | Rob Wilson | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 11/06/1988 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 29/04/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| West Meon (SU62) | 26/05/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 30/05/2000 | two | Richard J Dickson | Larval spinning |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 30/05/2000 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Larval |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 08/06/2000 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval spinning |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 24/07/2004 | one | Tim Norriss, Mark Trasenster, Mike Wall | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 17/05/2006 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 25/07/2014 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 20/05/2015 | - | J R Langmaid, S M Palmer | Larval |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 03/07/2015 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Stockbridge Down (SU33) | 03/08/2016 | one | Mike Duffy | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 05/08/2016 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71) | 03/06/2017 | five | J R Langmaid, M R Young | Larval |
| Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR (SU10) | 01/07/2018 | one | Bob Chapman | Adult |
| Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR (SU10) | 03/07/2018 | one | Bob Chapman | Adult |
| Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR (SU10) | 09/07/2018 | one | Bob Chapman | Adult |
| West Meon (SU62) | 20/07/2018 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 14/07/2020 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Kings Somborne (SU43) | 15/07/2020 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Kings Somborne (SU33) | 15/07/2020 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Kings Somborne (SU32) | 31/07/2020 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Allbrook (SU42) | 22/07/2021 | one | Simon Ingram | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 03/08/1996 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 24/07/2010 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 13/07/2011 | one | Patrick Fleet | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Cemetery (SU52) | 11/07/2015 | one | Mike Wall & Jayne Chapman | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 05/07/2017 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU43) | 15/07/2017 | two | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU43) | 05/08/2019 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Goodworth Clatford (SU34) | 23/07/2020 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| North Waltham (SU54) | 11/07/2022 | one | Andy Jones | Adult |
