Scythris picaepennis

Checklist Number
43.004 [B&F: 0915]

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

Classification

Family:Scythrididae
Subfamily:Scythridinae
Genus:Scythris
Species:picaepennis
Authority:(Haworth, 1828)

Nationally scarce (Nb) in grassy areas, dry sandy areas and calcareous grassland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire local on the chalk between Broughton and Oxenbourne Down, with isolated records from West Park and Portsdown. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1900. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Larva feeds on Common Bird's-foot Trefoil and Wild Thyme, living within a silken web.

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)

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West Park (SU11)14/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)16/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Niton (SZ57)1900-K G BlairAdult
Knowles Farm (SZ47)22/06/2013oneSDBevan, RJHeckfordLarval
Mottistone Down (SZ48)23/05/2018twoSDBevan, RJHeckfordLarval
Tennyson Down (SZ38)24/05/2018oneSDBevan, RJHeckfordLarval
Brook Down (SZ38)26/06/2018fourPhil BardenAdult
Needles (SZ28)26/06/2019twoPhil BardenAdult
Tennyson Down (SZ38)02/07/2019twoPhil BardenAdult
Mottistone Down (SZ48)01/07/2022oneIain OutlawAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Oxenbourne Down (SU71)09/07/1973oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Oxenbourne Down (SU71)04/07/1975twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)30/07/1977oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Broughton Down (SU23)03/07/1983-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Old Winchester Hill NNR (SU62)23/07/1997oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Old Winchester Hill NNR (SU62)23/07/1997oneJ R Langmaid, R J DicksonAdult
Portsdown (SU60)10/07/2005twoJ R Langmaid, M R, J E YoungAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)13/06/2014oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)14/07/2014oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)22/06/2015twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)29/06/2015twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)29/06/2015oneKeith WheelerAdult
Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71)03/06/2017threeJ R Langmaid, M R YoungAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)19/06/2017oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71)22/06/2017-J R Langmaid, S M PalmerAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)08/07/2019twoRichard J DicksonAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Micheldever (SU54)1971-D W H Ffennell-
Leckford Estate (SU33)07/07/1985-J R Langmaid, D H, P H SterlingAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)14/07/1985-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, D H SterlingAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)29/06/1986oneJ R Langmaid, D H Sterling, P H Sterling, M S ParsonsAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)22/06/1992-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Micheldever Station (SU54)13/06/2012-D J GibbsAdult