Photo © John Nicholls

Anania stachydalis

Checklist Number
63.019 [B&F: 1384]

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

Classification

Family:Crambidae
Subfamily:Pyraustinae
Genus:Anania
Species:stachydalis
Authority:(Zincken, 1821)

Nationally scarce (Nb) in farmland and rough ground in parts of southern England and southern Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight very erratic in appearance, with two in 1973 and 1997, but only three others between 1974 and 2008. Wingspan 23-25 mm. The most likely confusion species is P. coronata, from which distinguished by the blunter forewing, the white spots distal to postmedian line of regular size, not enlarged towards costa as a divided blotch and, in the hindwing, absence of the white blotch between the central one and costa, and the remainder bisected by dark veins [Goater]. Larva feeds on Hedge Woundwort, 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
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Adult
Larval

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Sandown (SZ58)1856-IWGAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1883-W J RogersAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1938sixS WakelyAdult
Alverstone (SZ58)10/07/1997oneTony DobsonAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)27/09/2001oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Ventnor Down (SZ57)28/06/2018onePhil BardenAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Wickham (SU51)1971oneRichard J DicksonAdult
West Walk, Wickham (SU51)26/06/1971oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Wickham (SU51)1972twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Creech Walk (SU61)11/07/1973oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Wickham (SU51)11/07/1973-Richard J Dickson-
Wickham (SU51)21/07/1973-Richard J Dickson-
Creech Walk (SU61)21/07/1973oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Minstead (SU21)02/07/1974-L W Siggs-
Catisfield (SU50)26/06/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Sparsholt (SU43)26/06/1982oneD H SterlingAdult
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)12/07/1997-David G GreenAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)13/07/2014oneBrian HeppenstallAdult
Colden Common (SU52)13/09/2014-Grainne HartiganAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)17/09/2014oneBrian HeppenstallAdult
Hen Wood (SU62)09/06/2017oneKevin CokerAdult
Pennington (SZ39)04/07/2018oneRichard CoomberAdult