65.001 [B&F: 1645] Scalloped Hook-tip Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common

Common in deciduous, especially birch, woodland, scrub, heaths, gardens and hedgerows throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 32-36 mm, female 34-40 mm. Combination of oblique cross-lines, irregularly-dentate termen, and tent-like resting posture characteristic. Larva feeds on Downy and Silver Birch, over-wintering as a pupa.

Record Details

VC10: Freshwater Bay, one, 01 Aug (SDav); Little Duxmore, present, 30 Jul (HMak); Shanklin, one, 01 Aug; Osborne Wood, one, 28 Jul (IOu);

VC11: St Leonards, one, 02 Jul (ATur); Brockwood, one, 28 Aug (SDut); Avon Heath Country Park, one, 30 Jul (CDaw); Linford Bottom, two, 05 Aug (CLew); Frogham, two, 16 Jul (NTO); Hale Purlieu, NF, present, , 21 Jul (JPuz); Brockenhurst, one, 03 Aug; two, 03 Aug; one, 04 Aug; three, 04 Aug; one, 04 Aug (MWelf); Ramnor Inclosure, NF, larva, one, field obs., 03 Jun (THib); Pig Bush, NF, four, 09 May; one, 24 Jul (NRJ); Marchwood, one, 30 Jul; one, 10 Aug (TDCh); one, 02 Aug (CTha); Copythorne, two, 19 Jul (JAda); East Tytherley, one, 27 Jul (GCE); Romsey, one, 13 Apr (MJB); one, 07 Jul (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, one, 18 Apr; Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 09 May; one, 15 May; one, 01 Jul; one, 02 Jul; Dibden Purlieu, one, 09 Jul; one, 04 Aug; one, 04 Aug; one, 05 Aug; one, 07 Aug; one, 09 Aug; one, 11 Aug (RAC); Blackfield, one, 29 Jul (SJJ); Itchen Valley C.P., one, female, 19 Jul; Botley Wood, two, 19 Apr (F.M.G.); Funtley, one, 02 Aug (TDC); Wickham, two, 29 Jul; two, 30 Jul; one, 02 Aug (JRDS); Waterlooville, two, 30 Jul (DWhe); West Walk, one, 12 Apr (F.M.G.); Hurn, one, 11 May; one, 27 Jul; one, 31 Jul; Hengistbury Head, one, 30 Jul (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 19 Jul; one, 13 Aug (JStw); Hengistbury Head, three, 27 Aug; five, 10 May (MJef); St Georges Drive, Bransgore, one, 11 Aug (SPMC); Sway, one, 18 Apr; one, 16 Jul (SKee); Boldre, NF, two, 11 May (MHay);

VC12: Wherwell, one, 22 Jul (GCE); Stockbridge Down, three, 01 Aug (MEdg); Wherwell, two, 22 Jul; Goodworth Clatford, one, 28 Jul; two, 28 Jul; one, 12 May; Wherwell, one, 28 Jul (GCE); Grayshott, two, 02 Aug (THard); Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 23 Jul (GCE); Cheriton, two, 30 Jul (DAS); North Waltham, one, 26 Jul (AJon); Upper Inhams Copse, Pamber Forest, three, 29 Jul; five, 31 Jul (GJD); East Worldham, one, 05 May (RAng); Whitehill, Bordon, one, 07 May; one, 19 Jul; one, 23 Jul; one, 28 Jul; three, 31 Jul; one, 01 Aug; two, 02 Aug (ASto); Ludshott Common, one, 29 Jul (KBW, HthRT det. KBW); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 01 Jul; one, 22 Jul; one, 30 Jul; four, 01 Aug; one, 07 Aug; one, 09 Aug; one, 11 Aug; two, 13 Aug; one, 17 Aug (ASwa);

65.002 [B&F: 1646] Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria (Hufnagel, 1767) - Common

Common in oak woodland, hedgerows, parks and gardens throughout England, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 30-34 mm, female 34-40 mm. Somewhat similar to Barred Hook-tip W. cultraria, but larger and lacking dark cross-band of Barred Hook-tip. Larva feeds on Pedunculate and Sessile Oak, over-wintering as a pupa

Record Summary

VC10: Earliest: Bonchurch, 22 May, 1 (JHa) Latest: Thorness Bay Holiday Park, 22 Sep, 4 (BriJon) Max count: Thorness Bay Holiday Park, 22 Sep, 4 (BriJon)

VC11: Earliest: Sway, 06 May, 1 (SKee) Latest: Botley, 11 Oct, 1 (SLB) Max count: Marchwood, 30 Jul, 11 (TDCh)

VC12: Earliest: Cole Henley, 07 May, 1 (GCE) Latest: Morn Hill, Winchester, 04 Oct, 1 (CRB, DAS) Max count: Ecchinswell, 30 Jul, 4 (MJN)

65.003 [B&F: 1647] Barred Hook-tip Watsonalla cultraria (Fabricius, 1775) - Local

Local in beech woodland throughout England and Wales. Frequent where beech grows in the New Forest and on the chalk in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, although rare elsewhere in these counties. Wingspan male 26-32 mm, female 30-35 mm. Main confusion species is Oak Hook-tip W. binaria, but smaller and with a broad dark median fascia across the forewing. Larva feeds on Beech, over-wintering as a pupa.

Record Details

VC11: Long Beech Inclosure, NF, one, 09 Aug (AShe); East Tytherley, one, 09 May (GCE); Marchwood, one, 25 Apr (TDCh); North Baddesley, one, 15 Sep (RWPas); Romsey, one, 17 Sep (MJB); Broughton, one, 29 Jul; Ashley, one, 07 Aug (GCE); Allbrook, one, 02 Sep (SIng); Waterlooville, one, 29 Aug; one, 20 Sep (DWhe); South Holt Farm, NF, one, 28 Aug; one, 12 Jul (CGree det. OHen);

VC12: Stockbridge Down, one, 01 Aug (MEdg); Chilbolton, one, 31 Jul; Goodworth Clatford, one, 12 May; Tangley, one, 06 Aug; two, 06 Aug; Wonston, two, 26 Jul; Longparish, one, 30 Jul (GCE); Ecchinswell, one, 31 Jul (MTay, CSul); Magdalen Hill Down NR, one, 12 May (AMD); North Waltham, one, 17 May; one, 29 Jul (AJon); Basingstoke, one, 17 May; one, 18 Jul (MJW); Basingstoke: Crabtree Plantation, one, 24 Jul; one, 24 Jul (BGD)

65.004 [B&F: 1649] Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790) - Rare migrant

Rare immigrant from mainland Europe, appearing in southern and eastern England. First recorded at Dungeness, Kent, in August 1960. In Hampshire the UK's fifth record was discovered at Totton in August 1991. Recorded on the Isle of Wight for the first time at Freshwater in 2002. Wingspan male 37-40 mm, female 40-49 mm. Can easily be overlooked as a dark Pebble Hook-tip D. falcataria, but in that species the outer discal spot on the forewing is much larger than the other two, and on the hindwing the cross-lines in Pebble Hook-tip are more jagged and the wing is noticeably paler towards the costa (MBGBI Vol 7 part 2). Larva feeds on Silver Birch, Downy Birch, Alder and Oak, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

Record Details

VC10: Shanklin, one, 2nd garden record. Collected by James Halsey to breed through. Eggs laid on 31/07, some taken by Mike Halsey to Peter Hall. With James, Larvae fed on Betula sp. and at least 40 pupated. First adult eclosed on 08/09, 30 Jul (IOu);

VC11: Frogham, one, 19 Jul (NTO)

65.005 [B&F: 1648] Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758) - Local

Common in woodland, especially of birch, heathland and gardens throughout Britain. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 36-40 mm, female 40-43 mm. In Scotland moths are distinctly straw-coloured with outer markings darker (ssp. scotica), elsewhere, occasional individuals can be very pale (f. pallida), but only likely to be confused with Dusky Hook-tip D. curvatula, a rare immigrant from Europe, which is darker and has the three discal spots roughly the same size (in falcataria, the outer discal spot is much larger then the other two). Larva feeds on Downy and Silver Birch, over-wintering as a pupa.

Record Summary

VC10: Earliest: Ningwood Common, 17 May, 0 (HMak) Latest: Shanklin, 03 Aug, 1 (IOu) Max count: Haseley Manor, 16 Jun, 2 (IOu)

VC11: Earliest: Horndean, 28 Apr, 1 (PHog) Latest: Dibden Purlieu, NF, 29 Aug, 1 (RAC) Max count: Waterlooville, 30 Jul, 5 (DWhe)

VC12: Earliest: Whitehill, Bordon, 30 Apr, 1 (ASto) Latest: Upper Inhams Copse, Pamber Forest, 28 Aug, 1 (GJD) Max count: Upper Inhams Copse, Pamber Forest, 31 Jul, 6 (GJD)

65.007 [B&F: 1651] Chinese Character Cilix glaucata (Scopoli, 1763) - Common

Common in hedgerows, scrub, open woodland and gardens throughout England, Wales, southern Scotland and Ireland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight quite common in areas where hawthorn occurs, but may have declined in recent years. Wingspan 22-27 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Blackthorn, Hawthorn and Crab Apple, over-wintering as a pupa.

Record Summary

VC10: Earliest: Bonchurch, 03 Jun, 1 (JHa) Latest: Shanklin, 03 Sep, 3 (IOu) Max count: Whitwell Road, Ventnor, 31 Jul, 3 (MGT)

VC11: Earliest: Burton, nr Christchurch, 07 Apr, 1 (JStw) Latest: Waterlooville, 08 Sep, 1 (DWhe) Max count: Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, 06 Sep, 5 (F.M.G.)

VC12: Earliest: Blacknest, Binstead, 13 Apr, 1 (MAng) Latest: Chawton, 05 Sep, 1 (DAS) Max count: North Waltham, 31 Jul, 4 (AJon)