Photo © Mike Wall

Sundew Plume

Buckleria paludum

Checklist Number
45.029 [B&F: 1493]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Pterophoridae
Subfamily:Pterophorinae
Genus:Buckleria
Species:paludum
Authority:(Zeller, 1839)

Nationally scarce (Na) on damp heathland and mosses in parts of England and Wales, more numerous in the south. In Hampshire widespread in the bogs of the New Forest in the vicinity of the foodplant, but not reported recently from north-eastern Hampshire. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-13 mm. The moth is easily disturbed in daytime, and flies naturally just before dusk. Larva feeds on leaves of Round-leaved Sundew.

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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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

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VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Ogden's Purlieu, NF (SU11)23/08/1973oneJeremy ChaddAdult
Ogden's Purlieu, NF (SU11)28/08/1973oneJeremy ChaddAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1979-Anon-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1980-Anon-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)08/06/1981-D Agassiz, A M Emmet, J R Langmaid & E C Pelham-Clinton-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)08/06/1981twoJ R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L AgassizAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1983-Anon-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1984-D H, M J & P H Sterling-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1984-Tony Pickles-
White Moor, NF (SU30)29/07/1984-D Reavey-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1988-D H, M J & P H Sterling-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)11/08/1988-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1989-D H, M J & P H Sterling-
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)10/06/1990oneJ R Langmaid, M W HarperAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)07/08/1993-M H SmithAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)07/08/1993-MH Smith, EG SmithAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)27/07/1995threeD O'KeeffeAdult
Wood Crates, NF (SU20)23/07/1997twoJohn ChaineyAdult
Holmsley Bog (SSSI) (SU20)26/07/2003threeDavid G GreenAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)31/07/2003sixJulian ClarkeAdult
Pig Bush (SU30)16/08/2006oneJ R Langmaid, B ElliottAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)10/08/2010oneJonty DentonAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)11/08/2013oneDan HoughtonAdult
Shatterford Bottom, NF (SU30)23/06/2014onePatrick ClementAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)25/07/2014onePaul D BrockAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)01/08/2014twoPaul D BrockAdult
Bagnum Bog, NF (SU10)03/08/2015onePaul D BrockAdult
Bagnum Bog, NF (SU10)11/08/201510George R ElseAdult
Ober Water (SU20)31/07/2017oneAndrew AshworthAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)05/07/2018oneJ R Langmaid, M R, J E YoungAdult
Ashurst, NF (SU30)21/07/2018twoRupert HigginsAdult
Bagnum, Burley (SU10)15/07/2020oneDavid ShuteAdult
Beaulieu Heath, NF (SU30)04/06/2022oneWill LangdonAdult
Widden Bottom, NF (SZ29)12/06/2022oneSam ThomasAdult
Widden Bottom, NF (SZ29)12/06/2022-Matthew HarrowAdult