For species seen in 2024 that had less than or equal to 100 records, full details are included; for more common species, the earliest, latest and highest count by vice-county are shown. The narrative for each species is taken from the main Hantsmoths website, and it is possible that some information on abundance and occurrence can get out of date, as it is impossible to keep up with all changes; however it should give a good introduction to each species. The tables in each species account summarise the previous status, and that for the current year.
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Local in broad-leaved woodland and parks throughout much of England, south-east of a line from the Severn to the Wash and in Cumbria, Lincolnshire and south Yorkshire, as well as in southern and central Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight locally fairly common in in oak woodland in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 42-48 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on buds and leaves of Pedunculate Oak, Sessile Oak, Silver Birch and Downy Birch.
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 59 | 39 | 1930 | 2022 |
| 11 | 773 | 669 | 1951 | 2023 |
| 12 | 171 | 144 | 1951 | 2023 |
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 21 | 24 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
VC10: Freshwater Bay, one, 01 Aug (SDav); Luccombe, one, 25 Jun (JWai); Osborne Wood, one, 01 Jul (IOu);
VC11: Romsey, one, 22 Jun; one, 26 Jun (MJB); Sholing, one, 29 Jun; one, 01 Aug (ARC); Itchen Valley C.P., one, 19 Jul (F.M.G.); Stubbington, one, 17 Jun (DPH); Lee-on-Solent, one, 26 Jun (IHrg); Fareham, two, 23 Jun; one, 26 Jun (ADT); one, 16 Jun; one, 25 Jun; two, 26 Jun (MLO); Waterlooville, one, 25 Jun; two, 30 Jun; one, 04 Jul; three, 30 Jul (DWhe); Horndean, present, , 24 Jul (YEva); present, field obs., , 24 Jul (NaJac); Stroud, Petersfield, one, 01 Jul (RAll); Christchurch: Cross Way, one, 19 Jul (LPyk); New Milton, one, 23 Jun (RPH);
VC12: Basingstoke, one, 27 Jul (RHil); Whitehill, Bordon, one, 25 Jun; one, 01 Jul (ASto); Bentley Station Meadow, one, 04 Jul (NDP, KBW); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 01 Jul (ASwa); Farnborough, one, 29 Jun (KBW)
Common in deciduous woodland and rural gardens throughout the British Isles; reasonably common and widely distributed across Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 33-39 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Oak and Beech, but also on various other species of deciduous tree and shrub, including Birch and Hazel, over-wintering as a pupa.
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 212 | 264 | 1856 | 2022 |
| 11 | 1921 | 2009 | 1951 | 2023 |
| 12 | 876 | 1138 | 1951 | 2023 |
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
VC10: Freshwater, one, 28 Jun; Brook Down, one, 25 Jun; Parkhurst Forest, one, 03 Jul (PBard); Shanklin, one, 14 Jul; Osborne Wood, two, 01 Jul (IOu);
VC11: Broughton Down, three, 01 Jul (AMD); Romsey, one, 17 Jun; one, 28 Jun (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 30 Jun; one, 01 Jul; one, 01 Jul (RAC); Itchen Valley CP, one, 19 Jul (CTha); Fareham, one, 24 Jun (MLO); Wickham, one, 30 Jul (JRDS); Waterlooville, one, 23 Jun; one, 30 Jun (DWhe);
VC12: Anna Valley, Andover, one, 25 Jun (TJN); Magdalen Hill Down NR, two, 23 Jun (AMD); Morn Hill, Winchester, two, 29 Jun (CRB,DAS,PDF); Whitehill, Bordon, one, 09 Jul (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 01 Jul; one, 01 Aug (ASwa)
Local in broad-leaved woodland, parks and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widely distributed in oak and mixed deciduous woodland. Turns up at light both before and after hibernation; in autumn it visits the flowers of ling and during the winter it may be beaten from yew trees in woodland, and from thickets of blackthorn. Wingspan 22-28 mm. Very variable, with some eight distinct forms, and most likely to be passed over as a micromoth of the Tortricidae, especially Acleris hastiana or Acleris cristana. Larva feeds on Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak.
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 189 | 209 | 1856 | 2022 |
| 11 | 1752 | 1798 | 1951 | 2023 |
| 12 | 396 | 403 | 1951 | 2023 |
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 67 | 73 | 2 |
| 12 | 22 | 26 | 3 |
VC10: Freshwater Bay, five, 12 Jul (SDav); Brook Down, one, 01 Jul (PBard); Little Duxmore, present, 31 Oct (HMak);
VC11: Broughton Down, one, 01 Jul (AMD); Marchwood, one, 11 Jul; one, 01 Jul; two, 11 Jul; one, 31 Jul (CTha); Ashurst, NF, one, 15 Feb (SAB); Mottisfont Abbey NT, nr Romsey, present, 06 Jun (TSto); Woodley, one, 04 Feb (NBin); Romsey, one, 03 Feb; one, 12 Mar (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, one, 15 Feb; Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 01 Jul; one, 01 Jul; one, 02 Jul; Dibden Purlieu, one, 10 Jul; one, 09 Aug (RAC); Sholing, Southampton, one, 15 Feb; Sholing, one, 15 Feb (ARC); Itchen Valley C.P., two, 19 Jul (F.M.G.); West End, one, 10 Jul; one, 27 Aug (AMD); Allbrook, one, 12 Mar; one, 27 Jun; one, 18 Jul (SIng); Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, one, 16 Aug; Botley Wood, one, 16 Feb; one, 15 Mar; two, 01 Nov (F.M.G.); Stubbington, two, 18 Feb (WMay); Funtley, one, 26 Jun; one, 01 Jul; one, 11 Jul (TDC); Lee-on-Solent, one, 25 Jun; one, 03 Sep (IHrg); Fareham, one, 23 Jun; one, 24 Jun; one, 01 Jul (ADT); one, 19 Jun; one, 02 Jul; one, 11 Jul; one, 07 Aug (IMcP); one, 26 Jun; one, 10 Jul (MLO); Waterlooville, one, 17 Mar; one, 14 May; two, 28 Jun; two, 30 Jun; one, 04 Jul; one, 17 Jul; one, 26 Jul; one, 30 Nov (DWhe); Christchurch: Cross Way, one, 29 Jun; one, 02 Jul; one, 03 Jul; one, 09 Jul; one, 30 Jul; one, 10 Aug (LPyk); Hengistbury Head NNR, one, 24 Jun (RPH); St Georges Drive, Bransgore, one, to lighted window, 07 Oct (SPMC); Sway, one, 27 Feb; one, 24 Jun; one, 26 Jun; one, 11 Jul; one, 16 Jul; one, 21 Jul; one, 28 Jul; two, 31 Jul (SKee);
VC12: Morn Hill, Winchester, one, 29 Jun (CRB,DAS,PDF); North Waltham, two, 15 Feb; one, 17 Mar; one, 31 Jul; #REF!#REF!Crabtree Plantation, Basingstoke, one, 25 Jun (SRae); Whitehill, Bordon, one, 24 Jan; one, 15 Feb (ASto); Bentley Station Meadow, one, 04 Jul (NDP, KBW); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 17 Mar; one, 01 Jul; one, field obs., 22 Dec (ASwa); Fleet, one, 14 Feb; three, 15 Feb (MHals); Farnborough, one, 11 Mar (MThmp); two, 12 Mar; one, 25 Jun; one, 29 Jun; one, 16 Jul; one, 18 Jul (KBW);
Nationally scarce (Nb) in fens, damp woodland, heathland and mosses throughout much of south-eastern England; widespread in south Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, but very uncommon in north Hampshire, where presumably all records relate to wanderers from the south of the county - 2023 saw for records, the most ever, which may presage a range expansion. Wingspan 20-24 mm. The superficially similar Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana has grey hindwing and lacks the white costal streak of Cream-bordered Green Pea; two very rare immigrants, Spiny Bollworm E. biplaga and Egyptian Bollworm E. insulana, may also occur. Larva feeds on terminal shoots of Osier, Creeping Willow, and other species of Salix, over-wintering as a pupa.
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 136 | 206 | 1856 | 2022 |
| 11 | 985 | 1640 | 1951 | 2023 |
| 12 | 9 | 8 | 1954 | 2023 |
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 37 | 42 | 3 |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
VC10: Freshwater, one, 30 Jun (PBard); Brook, one, 21 Jun (IOu);
VC11: Marchwood, one, 19 May; one, 30 Jul (TDCh); one, 11 Aug; one, 11 Jul (CTha); Romsey, one, 16 Aug (MJB); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 03 Jun (RAC); Southampton, one, 25 Jun (MGP); Itchen Valley C.P., one, 19 Jul (F.M.G.); Stubbington, one, 22 Jun; three, 25 Jun; one, 28 Aug (DPH); Funtley, two, 25 Jun (TDC); Lee-on-Solent, one, 25 Jun; one, 26 Jun (IHrg); Fareham, one, 26 Jun (ADT); one, 25 Jun (IMcP); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 10 Jun (CMor); Portsmouth, one, 26 Jun (IRT); Waterlooville, two, 02 Jun (DWhe); Northney, Hayling Island, present, 29 Aug (JWP); Merritown Heath, one, 29 Jun (DFoo); Christchurch: Cross Way, one, 26 Jun (LPyk); Christchurch, one, 30 Jul (APard); Hengistbury Head, one, 26 Jun (RPH det. MJef); Hengistbury Head NNR, one, 18 May (MJef); one, 24 Jun (RPH); one, 30 Jun; one, 01 Jul (BKin det. RPH); two, 07 Aug; one, 27 Aug (HengistH det. MJef); Hengistbury Head, two, 30 Jul (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 18 Jun (JStw); Sway, one, 03 Jun; one, 22 Jun; one, 26 Jun (SKee); Sway, NF, one, 23 Jun (DMui); Browndown, two, 1 on heather, 09 Aug (F.M.G.);
VC12: Testside Lakes, Leckford, one, photograph taken., 29 Aug (GCE); Whitehill, Bordon, one, 01 Jul (ASto)