Photo © Mike Wall

Pseudosciaphila branderiana

Checklist Number
49.145 [B&F: 1088]

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

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Pseudosciaphila
Species:branderiana
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Nationally scarce (Nb) wherever there are stands of aspen, in woodland, gardens and parkland across much of southern England, occasionally north to Yorkshire. In Hampshire very local on a few sites, particularly Botley Wood and Pamber Forest, and seldom straying far. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1900. Wingspan 21-27 mm. One of the largest of the British Olethreutines, this species is further characterised by the general forewing coloration and the obsolete or obsolescent markings; the typical almost unicolorous form and the fasciate f. wahlbomiana appear to be equally frequent in occurrence [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Aspen, 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)

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West Park (SU11)08/05/2002-David G GreenLarval
West Park (SU11)05/05/2003oneDavid G GreenLarval
West Park (SU11)02/06/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)14/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Yarmouth (SZ38)1900-W FassnidgeAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southampton (SU41)1900-W FassnidgeAdult
NF (SU20)1900-W FassnidgeAdult
Havant Thicket (SU71)1950-D W H FfennellAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)01/07/1978-J R Langmaid et al Adult
Southsea (SZ69)07/07/1979oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)28/06/1980oneDavid AppletonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)29/06/1980oneDavid AppletonAdult
Frenchmoor Wood (SU22)21/09/1993-Barry Fox, J Fox, Norman HutchinsonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)04/07/1995-J R Langmaid, B GoaterAdult
Awbridge (SU32)05/06/2010oneDavid G GreenLarval
Botley Wood (SU50)17/07/2012oneMaurice OpieAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)09/07/2013fourMaurice OpieAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)19/07/2013twoMaurice OpieAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)23/07/2013oneMaurice OpieAdult
Pennington (SZ39)25/07/2019oneRichard CoomberAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Itchen Abbas (SU53)1959oneD W H FfennellAdult
Basing Forest (SU65)1968-E A SadlerLarval
Basing Forest (SU65)11/06/197012E A SadlerAdult
Bartley Heath (SU75)01/06/1995-Tony DobsonLarval
Bartley Heath (SU75)02/06/1996oneTony DobsonLarval
Castle Bottom NNR (SU75)04/07/2001-Tony DavisAdult
Harewood Forest (SU44)28/07/2004oneDavid G GreenAdult
Hook Common HWT reserve (SU75)18/06/2005oneMark Trasenster & Mike WallAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)18/07/2012oneDavid G GreenAdult
Longparish (SU44)12/07/2013oneGlynne EvansAdult
Lower Inhams Copse, Pamber (SU66)20/06/2015oneGraham J DennisAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)08/06/2018sixGraham J DennisAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)18/06/2018threeGraham J DennisAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)29/06/2018oneGraham J DennisAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)14/06/2020oneGraham J DennisAdult

VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Mortimer West End (SU66)26/06/2010oneGraham DennisAdult
Mortimer West End (SU66)28/06/2011oneGraham DennisAdult
Mortimer West End (SU66)06/07/2012oneGraham DennisAdult