For species seen in 2023 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is taken from the main Hantsmoths website, and it is possible that some information on abundance and occurrence can get out of date, as it is impossible to keep up with all changes; however it should give a good introduction to each species.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.
For the maps, all records prior to 2023 are shown by a blue dot (the larger the dot, the more recent), with the current year's records shown in red. As previous records are superimposed on any report for 2023, new sites have greater emphasis (i.e. will show as 'more red').
In the species accounts, an asterisk next to a location indicates a new 10km square record; earliest ever dates are highlighted in orange, and latest ever in red. Initials in the species accounts refer to the recorders listed here. Please get in touch if you identify any omissions or errors, in particular if you have records that have yet to be submitted. Details of how to submit records can be found here.
A common migrant from mainland Europe, appearing most frequently in southern coastal counties, less often inland and northwards to southern Scotland and the Inner Hebrides; recorded throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 26-32 mm. The main confusion species are Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis and the rare migrant Dark Mottled Willow S. cilium, but combination of resting position, in which forewings are wrapped tightly around the body, and brownish centres to reniform and orbicular stigmata usually diagnostic. Larva feeds on Dandelion, Groundsel, Broad-leaved Dock, Curled Dock and Common Restharrow.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 123 | 561 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 702 | 895 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 216 | 262 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
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11 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
VC11: Fordingbridge, one, 20 Oct (SCT); East Tytherley, one, 27 Aug (GCE); North Baddesley, one, 20 Oct (RWPas); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 28 Jun; one, 19 Oct (RAC); Swaythling, Southampton, one, 06 May (MEdg); Fareham, one, 20 Oct (KJW); Botley, one, 26 Sep; one, 19 Oct (SLB); Portchester, one, 23 Sep (CEH, JGS); Langstone, one, 27 Aug (RPic); Bournemouth, one, 07 Jul (WSoa, SMorr); Hurn, one, 18 Aug; Hengistbury Head, one, 26 Jun (MJef); Lymington, one, 22 Jun (PRD);
VC12: Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 17 Jul (AWan); Hammer Vale, Woolmer*, one, 19 Oct (ASwa)
Nationally scarce (Nb) in deciduous woodland, heathland, roadside verges and rough ground in parts of south-eastern England. In Hampshire recorded infrequently in both vice-counties, and quite rare on the Isle of Wight. Most common in the New Forest where it favours bracken-clad open woodland and heath-margins where Tormentil grows. Wingspan 18-20 mm. Larva feeds on flowers of Tormentil and Creeping Cinquefoil, over-wintering as a pupa.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 12 | 9 | 1981 | 2020 |
11 | 572 | 760 | 1800 | 2022 |
12 | 99 | 134 | 1900 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 16 | 18 | 3 |
12 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
VC11: Pig Bush, NF, one, 01 Jun (NRJ); Culverley, NF, three, 30 May (CLew); Marchwood, one, 22 Jun; Lee, one, 01 Jul (CTha); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 12 Jun; one, 13 Jun; one, 17 Jun; one, 08 Jul (RAC); Botley Wood, one, 09 Jun; Wickham, one, 23 Jun (F.M.G.); one, 12 Jun; one, 13 Jun (JRDS); Sway, one, 20 Jun (SKee); Sway, NF, present, 23 Jun (DMui); Battramsley, NF, two, 11 Jun (MWelf); Lymington, one, 22 Jun (PRD);
VC12: Pamber Heath, one, 10 Jun; one, 07 Jul (WLan); Lord's Wood, Pamber Forest, two, 10 Jun (MBot); Whitehill, one, 17 Jul (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 13 Jun (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 10 Jun (MHals)
Common in a wide range of low-land habitats, including grassland, farmland, heathland, scrub, woodland and gardens throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-35 mm. Characterised by orbicular and reniform stigmata appearing blurred, without distinct edges. Larva feeds on Stinging Nettle, Curled Dock, Broad-leaved Dock, Goosefoot and Hedge Bedstraw, over-wintering in a cocoon.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 742 | 1707 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 5748 | 12559 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 1478 | 3393 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 157 | 322 | 12 |
12 | 37 | 51 | 4 |
VC11: Earliest: Swanwick, Southampton, 30 May, 1 (GBtho) Latest: Portsmouth, 10 Sep, 1 (IRT) Max count: Needs Ore NNR, 16 Jun, 12 (CNB)
VC12: Earliest: Ecchinswell, 09 Jun, 2 (MJN) Latest: Farnborough, 20 Jul, 1 (MThmp) Max count: Whitehill, 19 Jun, 4 (ASto)
Increasingly common immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern England for the first time at New Romney, Kent, on 3 October 2002. Can now be found along the south coast, mostly in September and October, but occasionally as early as May. In our area first recorded in 2003, and 2006 saw a peak of 140 individuals in the southern two vice-counties: a further jump in numbers in 2018 has seen a subsequent exponential increase in records and it is increasingly frequent in the north of Hampshire. Wingspan 28-34 mm. On the continent, the larva feeds on various herbaceous plants.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 329 | 1019 | 2005 | 2022 |
11 | 286 | 376 | 2003 | 2022 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 2007 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
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11 | 204 | 491 | 18 |
12 | 19 | 22 | 2 |
VC11: Earliest: Fareham, 03 Jun, 1 (MLO) Latest: Stubbington, 20 Oct, 1 (DPH) Max count: Fareham, 23 Sep, 18 (MLO)
VC12: Earliest: North Waltham, 23 Jun, 1 (AJon) Latest: Anna Valley, Andover, 10 Oct, 1 (TJN) Max count: Morn Hill, Winchester, 09 Oct, 2 (CRB, DAS)
Common in grassland, farmland and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 24-32 mm. Very variable in size, but easy to recognise by the series of four small dots along the costa of each forewing, the first, at about one quarter distance from the base of the wing, often the least obvious; one of a number of superficially similar, fairly nondescript moths, which are often difficult for beginners, Pale Mottled Willow is relatively common from spring to autumn, while Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua and Dark Mottled Willow S. cilium are both migrants, and differ in the way in which they hold their wings at rest. Larva feeds on seeds of various grasses and cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 713 | 1280 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 13560 | 27266 | 200 | 2022 |
12 | 3040 | 6087 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 728 | 1630 | 20 |
12 | 223 | 574 | 34 |
VC11: Earliest: Chandler's Ford, 16 Apr, 1 (KArb) Latest: Fareham, 19 Oct, 1 (KJW) Max count: Fareham, 12 Sep, 20 (KJW)
VC12: Earliest: Farnborough, 30 Apr, 1 (SBly) Latest: North Waltham, 20 Oct, 1 (AJon) Max count: Farnborough, 11 Sep, 34 (KBW)
Common in a wide range of habitats, mainly in low-lying areas, including woodland, rough meadows and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 31-33 mm. Easily and frequently confused with Rustic H. blanda, but generally H. octogenaria has broader and rougher forewing, stigmata contrasting with remainder of forewing, and more conspicuous cross-lines (MBGBI Vol 10). The general coloration of The Rustic is brown to grey with a glossy appearance, whereas The Uncertain is ochreous brown and coarser looking, and the orbicular stigma is usually smaller in The Rustic. The hindwings are greyer and glossier in The Rustic and the stigma smaller than The Uncertain. The Uncertain flies from late May, whereas The Rustic usually appears at the end of June. See the comparison photo in the collection above.
Please note that worn specimens of either species should be aggregated, if not determined by genitalia examination. It is also recommended that inexperienced recorders aggregate the two species, unless the specimen or photo is confirmed by their County Moth Recorder or an experienced local recorder.
Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Chickweed, Primrose, Dock and Plantain.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 1191 | 5839 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 14325 | 65325 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 3921 | 21814 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 452 | 1733 | 25 |
12 | 160 | 617 | 34 |
VC11: Earliest: Totton, 04 Jun, 1 (CNB) Latest: Fareham, 09 Sep, 7 (MLO) Max count: North Baddesley, 08 Jul, 25 (RWPas)
VC12: Earliest: Overton, 09 Jun, 1 (ACr) Latest: Whitehill, 17 Aug, 1 (ASto) Max count: Cheriton, 27 Jun, 22 (DAS)
Common in a wide range of habitats, mainly in low-lying areas, including woodland, rough meadows and gardens throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Common and well distributed in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 31-33 mm. Easily and frequently confused with Uncertain H. octogenaria, but generally H. blanda has a straighter costa, less rounded dorsum, smoother, more grey-brown forewing, stigmata less contrasting with remainder of forewing and slightly smaller. The Uncertain has broader wings, and is ochreous brown and coarser looking, with more obvious cross-lines, more contrasting stigmata, and a larger orbicular stigma. The Rustic has greyer and glossier in The Rustic, and appears later than The Uncertain, appearing towards the end of June, with the latter species appearing from late May. See the comparison photo in the collection above.
Please note - worn specimens of either species should be aggregated, if not determined by genitalia examination. It is also recommended that inexperienced recorders aggregate the two species, unless the specimen or photo is confirmed by their County Moth Recorder or an experienced local recorder.
Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Chickweed, Dock and Plantain.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 597 | 1816 | 1950 | 2022 |
11 | 10528 | 37075 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 2587 | 10910 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 234 | 586 | 17 |
12 | 123 | 395 | 34 |
VC11: Earliest: Muscliffe, 22 May, 1 (KingB) Latest: Fareham, 09 Sep, 3 (MLO) Max count: Lovedean, 17 Jul, 12 (ARJa)
VC12: Earliest: Anna Valley, Andover, 10 Jun, 1 (TJN) Latest: Hammer Vale, Woolmer, 08 Sep, 1 (ASwa) Max count: Alton, 21 Jun, 18 (DBO)
Following an expansion in range and numbers in recent decades, now common in grassland, heathland, woodland rides and gardens throughout southern England and Wales, north to southern Scotland. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 27-34 mm. The main confusion species are Uncertain H. alsines and Rustic H. blanda, but less variable and often slightly smaller than these species, generally rather pale grey-brown, with relatively large orbicular and reniform stigmata, usually slightly darker than the ground colour, and usually distinctly white-edged. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Dandelion, Greater Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Primrose and Prickly Lettuce.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 1394 | 5764 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 19003 | 84310 | 200 | 2022 |
12 | 4286 | 18314 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 990 | 5460 | 96 |
12 | 351 | 2048 | 58 |
VC11: Earliest: Allbrook, 17 Apr, 1 (SIng) Latest: Botley, 26 Oct, 1 (SLB) Max count: North Baddesley, 17 Aug, 96 (RWPas)
VC12: Earliest: Farnborough, 17 May, 1 (KBW) Latest: Farnborough, 10 Oct, 2 (KBW) Max count: North Waltham, 22 Aug, 58 (AJon)
Local in reed-beds, on the south and east coasts of England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight resident in most large reed-beds, and along the river valleys, with occasional wanderers turning up at light some distance from their breeding grounds. Wingspan 29-36 mm. Often found with the superficially similar Chilo phragmitella, which differs, for example, in having very long palps. Larva feeds on invertebrates, both living and dead, inside stems of Common Reed.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 41 | 66 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 460 | 609 | 1800 | 2022 |
12 | 41 | 39 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 20 | 35 | 6 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 11 Sep (CTha); Chandler's Ford, one, 15 Jun (KArb); Stubbington, one, 24 Jun (DPH); Fareham, one, 26 Jun (IMcP); Portsmouth, one, 27 Jun; one, 16 Aug; three, 06 Sep; one, 07 Sep (IRT); Langstone, one, 24 Aug (RPic); Hurn, one, 18 Jun; Hengistbury Head, three, 12 Jun; five, 01 Sep; three, 12 Jun; one, 14 Jun; one, 19 Jun (MJef); Pennington, one, 01 Jul; one, 23 Aug; one, 24 Aug (RFC); Needs Ore NNR, six, 10 Jun; one, 01 Jul (CNB);
VC12: Fleet Pond, one, 07 Jul (MHals)
Common in grassland, heathland, gardens and open woodland, and on sand-dunes and roadside verges throughout England. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 33-40 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Common Knapweed, Greater Plantain and Dandelion.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 914 | 2184 | 1907 | 2022 |
11 | 8934 | 28913 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 3156 | 17794 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 470 | 1745 | 31 |
12 | 190 | 945 | 31 |
VC11: Earliest: Waterlooville, 11 May, 1 (DWhe) Latest: Hengistbury Head, 28 Jun, 1 (MJef) Max count: Wickham, 11 Jun, 31 (JRDS)
VC12: Earliest: Liphook, 13 May, 1 (SEP) Latest: Littleton, 27 Jun, 2 (GCE) Max count: Cholderton, 20 May, 31 (TJN)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, gardens, parks, calcareous grassland, heathland and moorland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-40 mm. Fairly easy to recognise from combination of thin, black, antemedian and postmedian lines, between which runs a dark-shaded median fascia; also five or six white costal dots; with little variation in the overall pattern. Larva feeds on Vetch, Broad-leaved Dock, Curled Dock, Ribwort Plantain and Greater Plantain.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 113 | 130 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1324 | 2107 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 1339 | 2436 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 20 | 26 | 3 |
12 | 46 | 97 | 9 |
VC11: Frogham, one, 15 Jun (NTO); East Tytherley, two, 21 Jun; Broughton, three, 23 Jun; one, 23 Jun; one, 22 Jun (GCE); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 19 Jun (RAC); Blackfield, one, 20 Jun (SJJ); Winchester, two, 21 Jun (THW); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 19 Jun (CMor); Wickham, one, 09 Jun (JRDS); Portsmouth, one, 15 Jun (IRT); Waterlooville, one, 20 Jun (DWhe); Muscliffe, one, 10 Jun (KingB); Hurn, one, 27 May; one, 08 Jun; one, 10 Jun; one, 11 Jun; two, 18 Jun; Hengistbury Head, one, 13 Jun; two, 27 Jun (MJef); Battramsley, NF, one, 11 Jun (MWelf);
VC12: Cholderton, one, 20 May (TJN); Nether Wallop, three, 22 Jun; two, 22 Jun (GCE); Stockbridge Down, five, 02 Jun (MEdg); Chilbolton, one, 23 Jun (GCE); Goodworth Clatford, one, 01 Jul (TJN); Vernham Dean, one, 24 May; one, 26 May; one, 24 Jun; one, 25 Jun (JHale); Wonston, two, 16 Jun; two, 16 Jun; three, 16 Jun; two, 16 Jun; one, 16 Jun; two, 16 Jun; one, 16 Jun; Cole Henley, two, 24 May; three, 17 Jun; three, 17 Jun; three, 17 Jun; three, 17 Jun; two, 17 Jun; one, 24 May (GCE); Magdalen Hill Down NR, one, gen. det., 02 Jun (AMD); Morn Hill, Winchester, nine, 10 Jun (CRB, DAS, PDF et al); nine, 10 Jun (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur); Cheriton, one, 27 Jun (DAS); Overton, two, 09 Jun (ACr); North Waltham, two, 08 Jun; two, 10 Jun; one, 16 Jun; two, 23 Jun; one, 27 Jun (AJon); Ecchinswell, one, 09 Jun (MJN); Lord's Wood, Pamber Forest, five, 10 Jun (MBot); one, 07 Jul; Silchester Common, two, 10 Jun; one, 07 Jul (WLan); Pamber Forest, three, 13 Jun (GJD); Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne, one, 09 Jun (AMD, FHay det. AMD); Whitehill, one, 28 Jun (ASto); Ludshott Common, one, 11 Jul (KBW, HthRT det. KBW); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 30 Jun (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 10 Jun; two, 27 Jun (MHals)
An migrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern England. Recorded for the first time in Cornwall on 26 August 1978, subsequently appearing on a number of occasions from Norfolk to Scilly: 2008 saw a peak arrival of 53 records; most frequently recorded from the southern coastal counties of England during the late summer and autumn periods. On the Isle of Wight, was recorded for the first time in August 2006 at Ventnor, with two there in 2007 and two in 2008, plus one at Totland in 2008. The first record for the mainland was rather unusually far inland, on the Leckford Estate on 20 August 2012 (an event repeated in 2023 when one turned up in Cheriton); surprisingly, South Hampshire has (to 2023) had no records. Wingspan 26-30 mm. A nondescript, easily overlooked species. Larva feeds on herbaceous plants such as Ribwort Plantain and Greater Plantain, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 8 | 8 | 2006 | 2021 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC12: Cheriton*, one, 11 Sep (DAS)
Local in broad-leaved woodland, parks, heathland and scrub throughout south-eastern England. In Hampshire fairly common in the south but rather scarce in the north and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 34-42 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Broad-leaved Dock, Curled Dock, Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sorrel and Knotgrass, over-wintering as a pupa.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 134 | 184 | 1904 | 2022 |
11 | 1474 | 1691 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 353 | 389 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 59 | 90 | 6 |
12 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
VC11: Brockwood, two, 01 Jul; one, 07 Jul (SDut); Hale Purlieu, NF, one, 21 Jun (JPuz); Marchwood, two, 20 Jun; one, 28 Jun (CTha); Totton, one, 21 Jun (CNB); Lee, one, 23 Jun; one, 01 Jul; one, 08 Jul (CTha); Romsey, one, 21 Jun; one, 23 Jun; one, 18 Jul (MJB); one, 11 Jun; one, 26 Jun (NRJ); Needs Ore NNR, two, 01 Jul (PCra); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 12 Jun; one, 14 Jun; one, 17 Jun; one, 21 Jun; one, 25 Jun; one, 27 Jun; one, 28 Jun; two, 30 Jun; one, 06 Jul; two, 08 Jul; two, 09 Jul; one, 12 Jul; one, 24 Jul (RAC); Allbrook, one, 10 Jun; one, 13 Jul (SIng); Botley, one, 13 Jul (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 02 Jul (CMor); Wickham, one, 20 Jun (JRDS); Horndean*, one, 16 Jun (PHog); Hurn, one, 08 Jun; one, 09 Jun; two, 15 Jun; Hengistbury Head, two, 12 Jun; two, 13 Jun; two, 14 Jun; two, 19 Jun; two, 20 Jun; two, 27 Jun; three, 28 Jun; one, 04 Jul; one, 07 Aug (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 16 Jun (JStw); Sway, one, 10 Jun; two, 21 Jun; one, 24 Jun; one, 23 Jul; one, 27 Jul (SKee); Pennington, one, 10 Jun (RFC); Needs Ore NNR, four, 30 Jun; six, 10 Jun; six, 16 Jun; two, 01 Jul; one, 09 Aug (CNB); two, 01 Jul (PCra);
VC12: Pamber Forest, one, 18 Jul (GJD); Chawton House, Alton, one, 06 Jul (DAS); Whitehill, one, 31 May; one, 14 Jun; two, 16 Jun; one, 17 Jun; two, 19 Jun; one, 28 Jun (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 20 Jun; one, 24 Jun; one, 27 Jun; one, 10 Jul (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, to sugar, 13 Jul (MHals); Farnborough, one, 11 Jul (MThmp); Blackwater, one, 27 Jun (BGD); Farnborough, one, 07 Jul (KBW)
Local in marshes, gardens, hedgerows, scrub and woodland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight is likely to be under-recorded, since it comes rarely to light, although it does come to sugar. Appears to favour watercourses through deciduous woodland, and is sometimes found roosting communally under bridges over streams. Wingspan 64-74 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various herbaceous and woody plants, such as Chickweed, Dock, Ivy and Hawthorn.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 66 | 67 | 1975 | 2022 |
11 | 1476 | 1605 | 1945 | 2022 |
12 | 680 | 932 | 1800 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 133 | 153 | 4 |
12 | 59 | 91 | 12 |
VC11: Earliest: Chandler's Ford, 25 Jun, 1 (KArb) Latest: Hale Purlieu, NF, 17 Sep, 1 (JPuz) Max count: Pennington, 07 Sep, 4 (RFC)
VC12: Earliest: Cheriton, 10 May, 1 (DAS) Latest: Liphook, 24 Sep, 1 (SEP) Max count: Fleet Pond, 10 Aug, 12 (MHals)
Common on calcareous grassland, moorland, sand-dunes, woodland rides, gardens and parks throughout England and Wales, but mainly coastal in Scotland. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-46 mm. Identification easy to confirm by examination of the hindwing, which can be seen by gently lifting up the forewing with forceps, and which is pale straw-coloured with fuscous border extending to one-quarter (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on various grasses, including Annual Meadow-grass, Mat-grass and Silver Hair-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 218 | 440 | 1959 | 2022 |
11 | 1993 | 3635 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1475 | 4452 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 116 | 225 | 9 |
12 | 124 | 466 | 30 |
VC11: Earliest: Needs Ore NNR, 24 Jul, 1 (PCra) Latest: Stroud, Petersfield, 08 Sep, 1 (RAll) Max count: Broughton, 22 Aug, 9 (GCE)
VC12: Earliest: North Waltham, 23 Jul, 1 (AJon) Latest: Morn Hill, Winchester, 09 Sep, 1 (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur) Max count: Basingstoke, 13 Aug, 30 (MJW)
Common in a wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, fens and woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 50-60 mm. Unmistakable resting posture with forewing folded in on itself at the costa only shared by the much smaller Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara. Larva polyphagous on a wide range of herbaceous and woody plants, including Stinging Nettle, Hop, Red Valerian, Broad-leaved Dock, Bramble, Silver and Downy Birch, Sessile and Pedunculate Oak, and Hazel.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 1471 | 2535 | 1908 | 2022 |
11 | 11712 | 19461 | 1900 | 2022 |
12 | 2630 | 3733 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 318 | 420 | 12 |
12 | 113 | 180 | 9 |
VC11: Earliest: Netley Marsh, NF, 22 Jan, 1 (VHou) Latest: Botley, 26 Dec, 1 (SLB) Max count: Needs Ore NNR, 16 Aug, 12 (CNB)
VC12: Earliest: Berry Court Farm, Nether Wallop, 11 Apr, 1 (TRoy) Latest: Selborne, 05 Dec, 1 (JHil, JPik) Max count: Morn Hill, Winchester, 02 Sep, 9 (CRB, PDF, DAS)
Common in gardens, parks, woodland, heathland and moorland throughout the British Isles; well distributed across much of Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 30-35 mm. Unmistakable resting posture with forewing folded in on itself at the costa only shared by the much larger Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa. The larva is one of the few to feed on bracken and other ferns, but will also feed on a variety of herbaceous plants and shrubs, including birch and sallow, over-wintering as a pupa.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 355 | 541 | 1908 | 2022 |
11 | 1587 | 1778 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 404 | 405 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 21 | 22 | 2 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 05 Jul (JMed); Lee, one, 28 Jul (CTha); North Baddesley, one, 22 Jun (RWPas); Fishlake Meadows, one, 15 Jun; Romsey, one, 28 Jun (NRJ); Needs Ore NNR, one, 02 Jul (PCra); Allbrook, one, 09 Jun; one, 10 Jun; two, 07 Jul (SIng); Wickham, one, 23 Jun (F.M.G.); one, 09 Jun; one, 14 Jun; one, 21 Jun; one, 22 Jun; one, 26 Jun (JRDS); Hurn, one, 11 Jun; one, 22 Jun; Hengistbury Head, one, 02 Jul; one, 27 Jun (MJef); Pennington, one, 17 Jun (RFC); Needs Ore NNR, one, 16 Jun (CNB);
VC12: Grayshott, one, 07 Jul (THard); North Waltham, one, 14 Jun (AJon); Basingstoke, one, 24 Jun (MJW); Pamber Heath, one, 07 Jul (WLan); Lord's Wood, Pamber Forest, two, 10 Jun (MBot); Whitehill, one, 07 Jul (ASto); Ludshott Common, one, 03 Jul; one, 11 Jul (KBW, HthRT det. KBW); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 09 Jun; one, 30 Jun (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 07 Jul (MHals)
Local in fens, reed-beds, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas throughout much of the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight mainly confined to the coast, principally at Titchfield Haven, with a scattering of inland records, along the Avon to the west of the New Forest and up the Test valley. Quite scarce on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 35-41 mm. Forewing rather narrow and pointed, the costa arched, termen crenulate, dorsum weakly lobed beyond narrowed base (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on Great Fen-sedge and Yellow Iris, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 32 | 32 | 1906 | 2022 |
11 | 300 | 512 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 81 | 118 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
VC11: Fishlake Meadows, one, 25 Jul (NRJ); Needs Ore NNR, one, 24 Jul (PCra); Hengistbury Head, one, 18 Jul (MJef); Needs Ore NNR, one, 23 Jul (PCra); one, 24 Jul (CNB);
VC12: Fleet Pond, one, 03 Aug; one, netted, 23 Aug (MHals)
Common in calcareous grassland, and on roadside verges and embankments throughout much of south-eastern England, north to Yorkshire. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight has increased and expanded its range spectacularly since the 1950s, and is now widespread, being particularly common on the chalk and along the coast. Wingspan 34-37 mm. The only likely confusion species is the very much rarer Viper's Bugloss Hadena irregularis, which see. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of various cereal crops and grasses, including Cock's-foot, False Oat-grass and Common Couch, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 184 | 266 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 1774 | 2773 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 861 | 1512 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 129 | 247 | 14 |
12 | 70 | 175 | 20 |
VC11: Earliest: Botley, 22 Jun, 1 (SLB) Latest: Funtley, 16 Sep, 1 (TDC) Max count: Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, 07 Jul, 14 (F.M.G.)
VC12: Earliest: Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, 05 Jul, 1 (AWan) Latest: North Waltham, 11 Aug, 1 (AJon) Max count: North Waltham, 23 Jul, 20 (AJon)
Common in rough grassland, woodland, waste ground, fens, marshes and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight fairly common, possibly increasing. Wingspan 32-42 mm. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Lesser Burdock, Greater Burdock, Foxglove, Creeping Thistle, Musk Thistle and Spear Thistle, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 306 | 416 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1168 | 1341 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 500 | 590 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 32 | 37 | 4 |
12 | 27 | 31 | 3 |
VC11: Fordingbridge, one, 16 Sep (SCT); Marchwood, one, 13 Sep (TDCh); Lee, four, 16 Sep; two, 23 Sep (CTha); Romsey, one, 01 Oct (MJB); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 17 Sep (RAC); Chandler's Ford, one, 15 Sep (KArb); Hocombe Mead, Chandler's Ford, one, field observation, 12 Oct (AJB); Allbrook, one, 10 Sep; one, 14 Sep; Highbridge, Eastleigh, one, 05 Sep (SIng); Winchester, one, 05 Sep (THW); Botley, one, 03 Sep; one, 15 Sep; one, 19 Sep; one, 15 Sep; one, 22 Sep; one, 24 Sep; one, 28 Sep (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 17 Sep; present, 24 Sep (CMor); Wickham, one, 05 Sep; one, 06 Sep; two, 08 Sep; one, 09 Sep (JRDS); Waterlooville, one, 08 Sep; one, 21 Sep (DWhe); Cowplain, one, 16 Sep (JGdr); Hurn, one, 23 Sep; one, 01 Oct (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 22 Sep (JStw); Mude Valley LNR, one, 21 Sep (WBows); Bransgore, one, 30 Sep (SPMC); Tiptoe, Sway, one, 01 Oct (S&SLan); Sway, one, 18 Sep (SKee);
VC12: Leckford Estate, one, 08 Sep; Wherwell, one, 07 Sep; one, 07 Sep; Chilbolton, one, 18 Sep (GCE); Anna Valley, Andover, one, 08 Sep (TJN); Barton Stacey, one, 16 Sep; Wonston, one, 25 Sep; Longparish, one, 13 Sep; Hurstbourne Priors, one, 13 Sep; Cole Henley, two, 12 Sep (GCE); Cheriton, one, 11 Sep (DAS); North Waltham, one, 10 Sep (AJon); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, three, 16 Sep; one, 30 Sep (ACB); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 09 Sep; one, 14 Sep (AWan); Pamber Forest, one, 06 Sep; one, 12 Sep (GJD); Selborne, one, 08 Sep; one, 08 Sep (CJP); Whitehill, one, 06 Sep; one, 10 Sep; one, 23 Sep (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 06 Sep; one, 16 Sep (ASwa); Fleet Pond, two, 24 Sep; one, 01 Oct (MHals)
Common in gardens, hedgerows, fens and woodland rides, and on rough ground and at freshwater margins throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and locally common. Wingspan 34-50 mm. Fairly unmistakable, but variable in size. Larva feeds in the tap-roots of plants such as Dock, Hop, Plantain, Woundwort and Burdock, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 302 | 402 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 4544 | 7324 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1297 | 2204 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 139 | 198 | 10 |
12 | 65 | 89 | 4 |
VC11: Earliest: Hurn, 13 Jul, 1 (MJef) Latest: Botley, 17 Oct, 1 (SLB) Max count: Langstone, 24 Aug, 10 (RPic)
VC12: Earliest: Wherwell, 18 Jul, 1 (GCE) Latest: Ecchinswell, 26 Sep, 1 (MJN) Max count: Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, 16 Aug, 4 (AWan)
Local on coastal salt-marshes and sand-dunes, on the south and east coasts of England and Wales as far north as the Humber and Morecambe Bay, extending inland at low density in some areas, but distribution in northern Britain poorly known owing to confusion with Large Ear. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight locally common on the coastal salterns, with occasional records inland. Wingspan 29-35 mm. Very similar to Large Ear A. lucens, which see for details. In southern England, may be confused with Ear Moth A. oculea, however Saltern Ear is generally paler and longer-winged. Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of various grasses, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 40 | 22 | 1856 | 2020 |
11 | 369 | 458 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 5 | 1 | 1951 | 2009 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Hengistbury Head, one, 27 Jun (MJef)
Common in unimproved grassland, woodland rides, marshes, moorland, saltmarshes and gardens throughout much of the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and still found in small numbers across the county. Wingspan 28-34 mm. Ear Moth is very like other Amphipoea species and those from northern Britain at any rate can only be identified with certainty by reference to the genitalia (MBGBI Vol 10). In southern England, it may be confused with Saltern Ear A. fucosa, however Saltern Ear is generally paler and longer-winged. Larva feeds within stems and roots of various grasses, including Annual Meadow-grass and Tufted Hair-grass, and herbaceous plants such as Butterbur, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 50 | 37 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1209 | 1770 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 462 | 613 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
12 | 12 | 18 | 5 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 29 Jul; four, 05 Aug; one, 11 Aug (SDut); Fareham, one, gen det. , 09 Jul; one, 21 Jul (ADT det. KJW); Horsea Island, one, gen. det., 21 Jul (F.M.G. det. KJW);
VC12: Grayshott, five, 21 Jul; two, 06 Aug (THard); Littleton, one, 10 Aug; Barton Stacey, one, 08 Aug (GCE); Pamber Forest, one, 18 Jul (GJD); Rushfield Road, Liss, one, 29 Jul (KBW); Liphook, one, 16 Jul (SEP); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, two, 21 Aug (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 13 Jul (MHals); Blackwater, one, 09 Aug (BGD); Farnborough, one, 16 Aug; one, 23 Aug (KBW)
Common on calcareous grassland, sand-dunes, farmland and open woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-40 mm. Superficially resembles Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis and its congeners, but postmedian fascia highly dentate (sinuate in Mesapamea), with the main confusion species either extremely rare (Dumeril's Rustic L. dumerilii) or with a limited coastal distribution (Sandhill Rustic L. nickerlii). Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of various grasses, including Common Couch, Red Fescue, Sheep's-fescue, Tall Fescue and some cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 650 | 3175 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 8662 | 29605 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 3227 | 14353 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 291 | 1219 | 41 |
12 | 209 | 685 | 21 |
VC11: Earliest: Lee, 14 Jul, 1 (CTha) Latest: Tiptoe, Sway, 01 Oct, 1 (S&SLan) Max count: Hengistbury Head, 07 Sep, 41 (MJef)
VC12: Earliest: Cholderton, 29 Jul, 1 (TJN) Latest: Wherwell, 23 Sep, 2 (GCE) Max count: Nether Wallop, 22 Aug, 21 (GCE)
Common in reed-beds throughout much of the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widely distributed in the drier parts of reed-beds in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 36-52 mm. The most likely confusion species is Bulrush Wainscot Nonagria typhae, which see for differences. Occasional wanderers, nearly always females, are taken at light some distant from known breeding colonies. Larva feeds on Common Reed, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 258 | 354 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 1325 | 2565 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 318 | 782 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 28 | 28 | 2 |
12 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
VC11: North Poulner, Ringwood, present, 10 Oct (ASho); Marchwood, one, 05 Nov (TDCh); one, 20 Oct; one, 22 Oct (CTha); Romsey, one, 20 Oct; present, 22 Oct (SRC); Allbrook, one, 23 Sep; one, 16 Oct (SIng); Crawley, one, 04 Oct (GCE); Brownwich cliffs, one, 15 Sep; Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, one, 14 Sep (F.M.G.); Stubbington, one, 23 Sep (DPH); Fareham, one, 08 Oct; one, 21 Oct (MLO); Botley, one, 06 Oct (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 09 Oct (CMor); Portsmouth, one, 10 Aug (IRT); Drayton, present, field observation, 21 Oct (JRM); Hurn, one, 10 Oct; Hengistbury Head, one, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct (MJef); Bransgore, one, 21 Oct (SPMC); Sway, one, 07 Oct (SKee); Pennington, one, 06 Sep; two, 07 Oct; two, 09 Oct (RFC); Lymington, one, 25 Sep; two, 26 Sep (PRD);
VC12: Chilbolton, one, 08 Oct; Littleton, one, 01 Oct; Wonston, one, 25 Sep; Barton Stacey, one, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct; two, 10 Oct (GCE); Cheriton, one, 10 Oct (DAS); Morn Hill, Winchester, one, 30 Sep (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur); one, 09 Oct (CRB, DAS); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct (AWan); Pamber Forest, one, 27 Sep (GJD); Whitehill, one, 11 Oct (ASto); Fleet Pond, two, 01 Oct (MHals); Farnborough, one, 05 Oct; one, 08 Oct (KBW)
Common in fens, reed-beds and marshes throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight probably occurs wherever Bulrush Typha grows in numbers. Wingspan 40-54 mm. Similar to Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa but shows a subterminal row of interneural dots or short, wedge-shaped streaks. Moths taken at light away from known breeding locations are invariably wandering females. Larva feeds on Bulrush, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 21 | 13 | 1950 | 2022 |
11 | 353 | 314 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 107 | 87 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
VC11: Avon Heath CP, one, 03 Aug (SDut); Fishlake Meadows, one, 25 Jul; Romsey, one, 25 Jul; one, 27 Jul (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 17 Jul (RAC); Highbridge, Eastleigh, one, 19 Aug (SIng, PPir); Botley, one, 11 Aug (SLB); Muscliffe, one, 25 Jun (KingB);
VC12: Cholderton, one, 29 Jul (TJN); Wherwell, one, 18 Jul; one, 07 Sep; Cole Henley*, one, 24 Aug (GCE); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 23 Jul (AWan); Whitehill, one, 25 Jul (ASto)
Local in and around reed-beds, from Dorset to Yorkshire, and in Lancashire and Cumbria. Locally distributed in Hampshire, principally on the south-east coast, and inland from the upper Test valley and the lower Avon. Quite scarce on the Isle of Wight, but now annual in small numbers. Wanderers can occur far from suitable habitat. Wingspan 32-36 mm. The smooth creamy appearance of the forewing, darker towards the termen, precludes confusion with any other species (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on Common Reed.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 97 | 124 | 1902 | 2022 |
11 | 634 | 982 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 101 | 172 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
12 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
VC11: Totton, one, 08 Jul (SSto); Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, three, 07 Jul (F.M.G.); Portsmouth, one, 22 Jun (IRT); Hengistbury Head, one, 28 Jun (MJef); Pennington, one, 07 Jul (RFC); Lymington, one, 13 Jul (PRD); Needs Ore NNR, two, 01 Jul (CNB); one, 24 Jul (PCra);
VC12: Wherwell, one, 18 Jul; one, 18 Jul (GCE); Fleet Pond, one, 07 Jul; seven, 28 Jul (MHals)
Local in reed-beds, marshes, fens and gardens throughout much of southern and eastern England, generally most frequent by the coast. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight locally abundant in reed-beds, especially those along the coast at Keyhaven, Lower Test and Titchfield Haven, and extending inland along the valleys of the Avon, Test and Itchen. Wingspan 28-37 mm. Characterised by the narrow reniform stigma, with a small white dot in each half, or sometimes only in dorsal half, and minute orbicular stigma (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on Common Reed, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 33 | 38 | 1950 | 2022 |
11 | 260 | 274 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 48 | 43 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 27 Jul (CTha); Hengistbury Head, one, 01 Sep (MJef);
VC12: Anna Valley, Andover, one, 16 Aug (TJN); Barton Stacey, one, 08 Aug (GCE); Overton, one, 10 Aug (ACr)
Local in reed-beds, marshes, river-banks, fens and gardens throughout much of south-east England, discontinuously north to Lancashire and north-west Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight present in most reed-beds, especially on the coast. Wingspan 27-33 mm. The main confusion species is White-mantled Wainscot A. neurica, but A. dissoluta has small black central spot on the underside of both hindwing and forewing, absent in A. neurica. Larva feeds on Common Reed, over-wintering as an egg and pupating low down in the stem of the foodplant, head downwards.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 25 | 24 | 1946 | 2022 |
11 | 318 | 393 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 50 | 44 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
VC11: Romsey, one, 27 Jul (NRJ); Needs Ore NNR, one, 23 Jul (CNB); Highbridge, Eastleigh, two, 19 Aug (SIng, PPir); one, 05 Sep (SIng); Titchfield Haven NNR, three, 19 Aug (F.M.G.); Portsmouth, one, 06 Jul (IRT); Lymington, one, 13 Jul (PRD); Needs Ore NNR, one, 24 Jul; two, 09 Aug; one, 16 Aug (CNB)
Local in fens, damp meadows, bogs and damp grassland throughout much of England, Wales and southern Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread but local in bogs and marshes, most common in the New Forest. Wingspan 22-25 mm. Could be confused with Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima, however in Small Rufous the hindwing is always paler than the forewing. Larva feeds on Jointed Rush, Soft-rush and Rush.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 44 | 97 | 1950 | 2022 |
11 | 614 | 737 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 85 | 82 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 15 | 20 | 3 |
12 | 11 | 32 | 10 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 23 Aug (TDCh); one, 19 Aug; one, 21 Aug (CTha); Fishlake Meadows, one, 13 Jul; one, 25 Jul; Romsey, three, 10 Sep (NRJ); Hill Top, NF, three, netted, 20 Aug (AMD); Fareham, one, 27 Jul (KJW); Wickham, one, 15 Jul (JRDS); Waterlooville, one, 21 Aug (DWhe); Hurn, two, 18 Aug; one, 23 Aug (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 11 Jul (JStw); Sway, one, 17 Aug (SKee); Needs Ore NNR, one, 09 Aug (CNB);
VC12: Cheriton, one, 06 Sep (DAS); Pamber Forest, one, 18 Jul (GJD); Whitehill, one, 06 Sep (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 18 Aug; one, 21 Aug; one, 23 Aug (ASwa); Fleet Pond, 10, field observation, 03 Aug; eight, 10 Aug; six, 06 Sep; one, netted, 23 Aug (MHals); Blackwater, one, 01 Sep (BGD)
Common in fens, marshes, river-banks, damp woodland and gardens throughout the British Isles. Locally common in marshes in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, with occasional wanderers appearing at light elsewhere. Wingspan 22-25 mm. Small size and dark suffusion on veins make this an easy species to recognise. Larva feeds on Lesser Pond-sedge, Glaucous Sedge, Rough Meadow-grass and other grasses.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 20 | 10 | 1856 | 2018 |
11 | 910 | 1205 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 349 | 531 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 35 | 73 | 9 |
12 | 20 | 79 | 16 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 23 Sep; Avon Heath CP, one, 03 Aug (SDut); Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 02 Aug; one, 23 Aug; one, 26 Aug; present, field observation, 24 Aug (PWhtk); Marchwood, one, 01 Aug; two, 23 Aug (TDCh); one, 21 Aug; two, 25 Aug; one, 27 Sep (CTha); North Baddesley, one, 07 Sep (RWPas); East Tytherley, four, 27 Aug; five, 09 Aug; two, 27 Aug; two, 09 Aug; one, 09 Aug; four, 27 Aug; one, 27 Aug; one, 26 Sep; five, 09 Aug (GCE); Romsey, one, 15 Aug (NRJ); Chandler's Ford, one, 11 Aug (KArb); Allbrook, one, 13 Sep (SIng); Hurn, one, 12 Sep (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 15 Sep (JStw); Pennington, one, 16 Sep (RFC); Needs Ore NNR, one, 01 Jul (CNB); one, 01 Jul (PCra); five, 24 Jul (CNB); three, 24 Jul (PCra); seven, 09 Aug; nine, 16 Aug (CNB); one, 24 Jul (PCra);
VC12: Littleton, two, 10 Aug; Forton, two, 24 Jul (GCE); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, 10, 27 Aug; six, 16 Sep (ACB); Pamber Forest, two, 04 Sep; one, 06 Sep; eight, 12 Sep (GJD); Whitehill, one, 19 Aug; one, 16 Sep (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 21 Aug; one, 06 Sep; one, 14 Sep (ASwa); Fleet Pond, two, 17 Aug; one, netted, 03 Sep; three, 03 Sep; 14, 16 Sep; 16, 24 Sep; two, 01 Oct; one, netted, 06 Oct; four, 23 Aug (MHals)
Common in damp grassland, woodland rides, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas throughout the British Isles; reasonably well distributed and common throughout Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 25-30 mm, female 20-24 mm. Small size and relatively plain appearance may admit confusion with faded examples of similar sized moths. Larva feeds on Tufted Hair-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 141 | 143 | 1981 | 2021 |
11 | 947 | 1054 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 348 | 384 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 20 Jun (CTha); East Tytherley, one, 11 Jul; one, 21 Jun; one, 21 Jun; one, 11 Jul (GCE); Romsey, one, 07 Jul; one, 09 Jul (NRJ); Needs Ore NNR, one, 02 Jul (CNB); one, 02 Jul (PCra); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 18 Aug; one, 23 Aug (RAC); Allbrook, one, 07 Jul (SIng); Botley Wood, one, 04 Aug (AMD); one, 28 Jul (F.M.G.); Waterlooville, one, 17 Jun (DWhe); Southsea, one, 29 Jun (JGdr);
VC12: Wherwell, one, 18 Jul; one, 18 Jul; Forton, one, 24 Jul (GCE)
Nationally scarce (Nb) in reed-beds, marshes and gravel pits, on the coasts of southern England from Scilly to Lincolnshire. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight locally common in the marshes in the south of the county and on the Island, but only recorded once in the north of the county, at Bramshill Plantation in July 2006. Wingspan 34-44 mm. The most likely confusion species is Rush Wainscot A. algae, but in Webb's Wainscot the postmedian line is usually more conspicuous, and represented by about seven neural dots absent in Rush Wainscot (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on Bulrush, Lesser Bulrush, Yellow Iris and Branched Bur-reed, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 55 | 53 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 409 | 474 | 1900 | 2022 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 2006 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
12 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 02 Aug (PWhtk); Fishlake Meadows, two, 13 Jul; Romsey, one, 05 Sep (NRJ); Needs Ore NNR, one, 24 Jul (PCra); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 10 Aug; one, 16 Sep (RAC); Titchfield Haven NNR, two, 19 Aug (F.M.G.); Lovedean*, one, 09 Aug (ARJa); Muscliffe, two, 12 Jul (KingB); Hengistbury Head, one, 23 Jul (MJef); Sway, NF, present, 11 Aug (DMui); Pennington, one, 11 Aug (RFC);
VC12: Whitehill, one, 19 Jul (ASto); Fleet Pond, five, 28 Jul; one, 03 Aug; one, 10 Aug (MHals)
Common in damp meadows, calcareous grassland, gardens, hedgerows and open woodland throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and still moderately common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 36-42 mm. Very variable, with several forms, some of which could be confused with a number of other species, including Dark Brocade Blepharita adusta and Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of various grasses, including Reed Canary-grass and Common Couch.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 135 | 166 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1452 | 2127 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 296 | 285 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 38 | 43 | 4 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 29 Jul; one, 11 Aug; three, 02 Sep (SDut); Swaythling, Southampton, one, 15 Jun; one, 18 Jun (MEdg); Allbrook, one, 15 Jun (SIng); Botley Wood, one, 09 Jun (F.M.G.); Fareham, one, 16 Jun; one, 18 Jun; one, 18 Jul (ADT); one, 11 Jun; one, 10 Jul (KJW); Botley, one, 07 Jun; one, 08 Jun; one, 09 Jun; one, 11 Jun; one, 13 Jun; one, 15 Jun; one, 18 Jun; four, 22 Jun; one, 25 Jun; one, 29 Jun (SLB); Lovedean, one, 10 Jun; one, 12 Jun; one, 13 Jun; one, 14 Jun; one, 15 Jun; one, 17 Jun (ARJa); Hengistbury Head, one, 12 Jun; two, 12 Jun; one, 13 Jun; one, 14 Jun; one, 18 Jun; one, 20 Jun; one, 26 Jun (MJef); Sway, NF, present, 16 Jun (DMui); Lymington, NF, one, 05 Jul (JWar); Needs Ore NNR, one, 16 Jun (CNB);
VC12: Grayshott, one, 06 Aug (THard); Basingstoke, one, 10 Jun; Sherborne St John, one, 16 Jun (MJW); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 19 Aug (AWan); Pamber Forest, one, 06 Sep (GJD); Farnborough, one, 18 Jun (KBW)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, parks and gardens throughout much of England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight Widespread and fairly common in all three vice-counties, though generally less so than A. crenata, and more of a woodland species. Wingspan 40-46 mm. Pale examples could be confused with Clouded-bordered Brindle A. crenata. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Cock's-foot and Tufted Hair-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 150 | 180 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 773 | 869 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 475 | 621 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 16 | 17 | 2 |
12 | 21 | 28 | 4 |
VC11: Blashford, two, 23 Jun (RWT); East Tytherley, two, 21 Jun; one, 21 Jun (GCE); Romsey, one, 29 Jun (MJB); one, 03 Jul (NRJ); Broughton, one, 23 Jun (GCE); Allbrook, one, 01 Jul; one, 06 Jul (SIng); Winchester, one, 07 Jul (THW); Botley, one, 15 Jun (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 25 Jun (CMor); Wickham, one, 11 Jun (JRDS); Portchester, one, 08 Jun (CEH, JGS); Waterlooville, one, 12 Jun (DWhe); Lovedean, one, 14 Jun (ARJa); Horndean, one, 30 Jun (PHog); Sway, NF, present, 16 Jun (DMui);
VC12: Wherwell, one, 18 Jul (GCE); Goodworth Clatford, one, 01 Jul (TJN); Littleton, four, 27 Jun; one, 27 Jun; Barton Stacey, two, 09 Jul; one, 09 Jul; Cole Henley, one, 17 Jun; two, 07 Jul; three, 17 Jun; one, 17 Jun (GCE); Tidgrove Warren, nr Overton, one, 07 Jul (MJW, ACB); Alton, one, 08 Jun; one, 13 Jun; one, 21 Jun; one, 09 Jul (DBO); Windmill Hill, Chalton, one, 15 Jun (CJP); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 20 Jun (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, netted, 17 Jun; one, 07 Jul; one, 10 Jun (MHals); Farnborough, one, 09 Jun (MThmp)
Common in grassland, fens, moorland, woodland rides and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and moderately common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 36-44 mm. The common form could be confused with pale forms of Clouded Brindle A. epomidion, which see, while the reddish brown f. combusta may be misidentified as the rare immigrant Scarce Brindle A. lateritia. Larva feeds on Cock's-foot and various other grasses.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 105 | 107 | 1978 | 2022 |
11 | 878 | 877 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 674 | 1074 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
12 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford, one, 23 Jun (RWT); Culverley, NF, one, 30 May (CLew); Marchwood, one, 22 Jun; Lee, one, 28 May (CTha); Swaythling, Southampton, one, 01 Jun (MEdg); Allbrook, one, 28 May (SIng); Fareham, one, 12 Jun (KJW); Botley, one, 13 Jun (SLB); Stroud, Petersfield, one, 10 Jun (RAll);
VC12: Grayshott, one, 03 Jun (THard); Cole Henley, one, 17 Jun (GCE); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, two, 24 Jun (ACB); Alton, one, 27 Jun (DBO); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 20 Jun (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 10 Jun; one, netted, 24 Jun; two, 27 Jun (MHals)
Local in calcareous grassland, farmland, gardens and woodland edges throughout England, mainly in the south-east, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire the species has shown a marked decrease in recent years and there are now only scattered records from the county; very rarely recorded on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-44 mm. Fairly distinctive, with light ochreous forewing often longer and narrower than in other Apamea species; reniform and orbicular stigmata rounded, slightly paler than ground colour; pale cross-lines extremely weak; and a row of narrow blackish crescent marks along termen (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on the flowers and seeds of various grasses, including Cock's-foot and Common Couch, and of cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 6 | 0 | 1856 | 1951 |
11 | 82 | 226 | 1945 | 2022 |
12 | 267 | 616 | 1948 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
12 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
VC11: Swaythling, Southampton, one, 20 Jun (MEdg);
VC12: Cole Henley, one, 17 Jun; two, 17 Jun (GCE); Basingstoke, three, 14 Jun; one, 17 Jun; one, 24 Jun; Sherborne St John, one, 16 Jun (MJW)
Common in grassland, farmland, gardens and woodland rides throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight some evidence of a decrease in numbers in recent years. Wingspan 34-42 mm. The conspicuous undulating black basal streak is highly distinctive and precludes confusion with most species (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on seeds and leaves of various grasses, including Cock's-foot and Common Couch, and some cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 39 | 30 | 1951 | 2020 |
11 | 1762 | 2597 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 1642 | 4728 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 73 | 136 | 14 |
12 | 57 | 134 | 12 |
VC11: Earliest: Lee, 13 May, 2 (CTha) Latest: Pennington, 28 Jul, 1 (RFC) Max count: Broughton, 18 May, 14 (GCE)
VC12: Earliest: Whitehill, 17 May, 1 (ASto) Latest: Alton, 27 Jun, 2 (DBO) Max count: Cole Henley, 17 Jun, 12 (GCE)
Common in marshes, river-banks, damp woodland and damp grassland throughout most of Britain, but absent from northern Scotland. Widespread and moderately common in Hampshire, but very scarce on the Isle of Wight, where not seen since 1900. Wingspan 30-38 mm. Larva feeds on grasses such as Reed Canary-grass and Wavy Hair-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7 | 6 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 423 | 451 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 211 | 284 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 17 | 18 | 2 |
12 | 15 | 23 | 6 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 26 May; one, 26 Jun; Lee, one, 20 May (CTha); North Baddesley, one, 27 Jul; one, 03 Aug; one, 05 Aug (RWPas); Fishlake Meadows, one, 24 May (NRJ); Woodley, one, 01 Jun (NBin); Blackfied, one, to a lighted window, 24 Jul (PGS); Chandlers Ford, one, 12 Jun (MWelf); Stubbington, one, 10 Aug (DPH); Horndean, one, 12 Jun (PHog); Muscliffe, one, 22 May (KingB); Hengistbury Head, one, 12 Jun (MJef); Sway, one, 11 Jun (SKee); Needs Ore NNR, one, 10 Jun; two, 16 Jun (CNB);
VC12: Wonston, one, 16 Jun; Cole Henley, three, 17 Jun; one, 17 Jun; one, 24 May; six, 24 May; two, 17 Jun (GCE); Morn Hill, Winchester, one, 10 Jun (CRB, DAS, PDF et al); one, 10 Jun (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur); North Waltham, one, 12 Jun (AJon); Basingstoke, one, 09 Jun; one, 10 Jun (MJW); Lord's Wood, Pamber Forest, one, 07 Jul; Silchester Common, one, 10 Jun (WLan); Fleet Pond, one, 10 Jun (MHals)
Local in woodland throughout much of England and Wales. In Hampshire widespread and fairly common and is possibly increasing: 1990 saw the first Isle of Wight records, since which it is gradually increasing but cannot yet be said to be widespread in VC10. Wingspan 32-36 mm. Characterised by fuscous patch on dorsum near base of wing (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on flowers, stems and leaves of various grasses, including Wood Meadow-grass and False-brome.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 23 | 30 | 1981 | 2018 |
11 | 561 | 624 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 381 | 558 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
12 | 11 | 16 | 4 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 22 Jul (PWhtk); Fishlake Meadows, five, 13 Jul (NRJ); Romsey, one, 06 Jul (MJB); one, 27 Jul (NRJ); Allbrook, one, 20 Jul (SIng); Waterlooville, two, 12 Jul (DWhe);
VC12: Pamber Forest, four, 18 Jul; two, 26 Jul (GJD); Ludshott Common, one, 11 Jul (KBW, HthRT det. KBW); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 10 Jul; one, 14 Jul; one, 16 Jul; two, 20 Jul; one, 23 Jul; one, 25 Jul; two, 27 Jul (ASwa); Farnham, present, field observation, 30 Jul (iNat)
Nationally scarce (Nb) on saltmarshes, mud-flats, estuaries and brackish marshes, along the coasts of England and Wales. In Hampshire confined to the coastal salterns on the south coast and the Isle of Wight, where it is locally fairly common; its headquarters appear to be on Hayling Island. Wingspan 42-50 mm. Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of Common Saltmarsh-grass, Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass and Bulbous Meadow-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 25 | 20 | 1800 | 1991 |
11 | 107 | 134 | 1800 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
VC11: Needs Ore NNR, one, 01 Jul (CNB); one, 01 Jul (PCra)
Common often abundant, in a wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, roadside verges, woodland, heathland and moorland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 46-54 mm. Quite variable, with occasional very dark individuals, but so ubiquitous the species soon becomes easily recognisable. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Common Couch, Cock's-foot and Tufted Hair-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 1906 | 13124 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 18079 | 73436 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 5365 | 27420 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 757 | 3797 | 116 |
12 | 251 | 1404 | 62 |
VC11: Earliest: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, 24 May, 2 (CWri) Latest: Marchwood, 18 Nov, 1 (CTha) Max count: Needs Ore NNR, 16 Jun, 116 (CNB)
VC12: Earliest: Farnborough, 30 May, 1 (KBW) Latest: Windmill Hill, Chalton, 17 Dec, 1 (CJP) Max count: Morn Hill, Winchester, 10 Jun, 62 (CRB, DAS, PDF et al)
Common in a wide range of habitats, including calcareous grassland, woodland rides and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and fairly common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 44-50 mm. Has been compared to Reddish Light Arches A. sublustris, but Light Arches appears lighter and better marked in comparison. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of Annual Meadow-grass and other grasses.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 259 | 397 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 2318 | 3250 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 946 | 1396 | 1948 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 68 | 106 | 8 |
12 | 18 | 27 | 8 |
VC11: Brockwood, three, 10 Jul (SDut); Fordingbridge, one, 30 Jun (SCT); Marchwood, one, 28 Jun; one, 24 Jun; one, 30 Jun; Lee, one, 17 Jun; one, 23 Jun; one, 01 Jul; one, 08 Jul; one, 21 Jul (CTha); Fishlake Meadows, three, 15 Jun (NRJ); Romsey, one, 02 Jul (KPea); one, 15 Jun (MJB); one, 11 Jun (NRJ); Broughton, one, 22 Jun (GCE); Allbrook, one, 31 May; one, 15 Jun (SIng); Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, one, 07 Jul (F.M.G.); Funtley, one, 21 Jun (TDC); Lee-on-Solent, two, 27 Jun; one, 28 Jun; one, 29 Jun (IHrg); Fareham, one, 10 Jun; one, 11 Jun; two, 18 Jun; one, 19 Jun; two, 20 Jun; one, 22 Jun; one, 23 Jun; one, 24 Jun; one, 08 Jul; one, 10 Jul (ADT); one, 19 Jun (KJW); Botley, one, 13 Jun; one, 20 Jun; one, 22 Jun; one, 07 Jun (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 19 Jun (CMor); Portchester, one, 27 Jun (CEH, JGS); Horsea Island, three, 16 Jun (F.M.G.); Portsmouth, one, 13 Jun; two, 14 Jun; one, 15 Jun; three, 16 Jun; two, 24 Jun; four, 27 Jun; eight, 28 Jun (IRT); Langstone, one, 17 Jun (HuWhi); Hengistbury Head, one, 12 Jun (MJef); one, 08 Jun (SLev); one, 13 Jun; two, 19 Jun; one, 20 Jun; one, 26 Jun; one, 27 Jun; four, 28 Jun; one, 03 Jul; two, 05 Jul (MJef); Sway, two, 20 Jun (SKee); Pennington, two, 16 Jun; one, 07 Jul (RFC); Needs Ore NNR, two, 30 Jun; one, 10 Jun; five, 16 Jun; one, 01 Jul (CNB); three, 01 Jul; one, 01 Jul (PCra); Southsea, two, 20 Jun (JGdr);
VC12: The Hawk Conservancy, Weyhill, present, field observation, 16 Jun (iNat); Goodworth Clatford, eight, 01 Jul (TJN); Littleton, one, 27 Jun; Wonston, one, 16 Jun; Cole Henley, one, 07 Jul; one, 17 Jun; one, 17 Jun (GCE); Magdalen Hill Down NNR, one, 07 Jul (SIng, NRJ, PPea); Morn Hill, Winchester, three, 08 Jul (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur); Tidgrove Warren, nr Overton, one, 07 Jul (MJW, ACB); Basingstoke, one, 27 Jun (MJW); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 05 Jul; one, 07 Jul (AWan); Alton, one, 25 Jun (DBO); Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne, one, 09 Jun (AMD, FHay det. AMD); Whitehill, one, 28 Jun (ASto); Blacknest, Binstead, two, field observation, 09 Jun (MAng); Blackwater, one, 17 Jun (BGD)
Local on chalk and limestone grassland, sand-dunes and shingle beaches throughout England. In Hampshire locally common on the chalk and in places on the coast, well-known localities being Martin Down, Broughton Down, Danebury and other places on the chalk around Winchester, and Noar Hill. Relatively scarce on the Isle of Wight but increased effort has revealed it still occurs, particularly on the south-east coast. Wingspan 42-48 mm. The main confusion species is Light Arches A. lithoxylaea, which see. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of various grasses.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 52 | 60 | 1856 | 2021 |
11 | 270 | 357 | 1800 | 2022 |
12 | 254 | 512 | 1948 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
12 | 14 | 33 | 12 |
VC11: East Tytherley, one, 21 Jun; Broughton, one, 23 Jun (GCE); Dibden Purlieu, NF*, one, 22 Jun; one, 24 Jun (RAC); Horndean, one, 09 Jun; one, 17 Jun (PHog);
VC12: Nether Wallop, one, 22 Jun; one, 22 Jun; Wherwell, one, 18 Jul; Chilbolton, one, 23 Jun (GCE); Goodworth Clatford, one, 01 Jul (TJN); Vernham Dean, one, 12 Jun (JHale); Wonston, one, 16 Jun; one, 16 Jun (GCE); Magdalen Hill Down NNR, 12, 10 Jun (KArb, SIng, PPea); nine, 24 Jun (KArb, ARho, PPea); Alton, one, 15 Jun; one, 25 Jun; one, 27 Jun (DBO); Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne, one, 09 Jun (AMD, FHay det. AMD)
Local in fens, marshes, water meadows, damp woodland and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight local in marshes, where the larva feeds within Reed Canary-grass, and occasionally in gardens, where it uses various ornamental grasses. Wingspan 32-35 mm. Generally the easiest of the Apamea to identify. Larva feeds within stems of various grasses, including Reed Canary-grass, Reed Sweet-grass and Pampas-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 35 | 36 | 1933 | 2022 |
11 | 553 | 850 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 265 | 716 | 1940 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
12 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
VC11: Lee, one, 14 Jul (CTha); Fishlake Meadows, five, 13 Jul (NRJ); Winchester, one, 30 Jun (THW);
VC12: Wherwell, one, 18 Jul (GCE); Anna Valley, Andover, one, 07 Jul; Goodworth Clatford, one, 01 Jul (TJN); Littleton, one, 27 Jun; Forton, two, 24 Jul; Cole Henley, two, 17 Jun; two, 17 Jun (GCE)
Common in calcareous grassland, gardens, farmland, heathland and woodland throughout much of the British Isles. Only separated from M. didyma and M. remmi in the 1980s, and individuals are mostly recorded as an aggregate of the three species. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread, but since most Mesapamea are not specifically identified, the maps do not reflect the full picture. Wingspan 28-34 mm. Highly polymorphic, and impossible to distinguish from Lesser Common Rustic M. didyma and Remm's Rustic M. remmi, except by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Cock's-foot, Tall Fescue, Tufted Hair-grass and certain cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 93 | 158 | 1981 | 2022 |
11 | 2798 | 13896 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 266 | 1085 | 1970 | 2021 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 10 | 24 | 7 |
12 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 08 Jul; two, 15 Jul; one, 05 Aug (PWhtk); Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, one, gen. det., 07 Jul (F.M.G. det. KJW); Fareham, one, det gen, 06 Jul (MLO det. KJW); Curdridge, two, gen det. , 07 Jul; two, gen det. , 08 Jul (JCol); Horsea Island, two, gen. det., 21 Jul (F.M.G. det. KJW); Portsmouth, seven, 27 Jul (IRT); Eastoke, Hayling Island, five, 12 Aug (STho);
VC12: Magdalen Hill Down NR, four, gen. det., 23 Jul; one, gen. det., 07 Aug (AMD); Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne, four, gen. det., 11 Aug (AMD, FHay det. AMD); Fleet Pond, one, 07 Aug (MHals)
Common in calcareous grassland, gardens, farmland, heathland and woodland throughout much of the British Isles. Only separated from M. secalis and M. remmi in the 1980s, and individuals are mostly recorded as an aggregate of the three species. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight distinctly less common than M. secalis, but since most Mesapamea are not specifically identified, the maps do not reflect the full picture. Wingspan 28-34 mm. Highly polymorphic, and impossible to distinguish from Common Rustic M. secalis and Remm's Rustic M. remmi, except by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Cock's-foot, Red Fescue, Sheep's-fescue, Tall Fescue and certain cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 23 | 14 | 1981 | 2022 |
11 | 460 | 602 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 60 | 55 | 1981 | 2020 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
VC11: Botley Wood, two, gen. det., 04 Aug (AMD); Fareham, one, det gen, 10 Aug (MLO det. KJW); one, 18 Jul (KJW)
Common in calcareous grassland, fens, scrub, gardens, sea cliffs and sand-dunes throughout much of the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight found mainly on the coast and on the chalk downs, where it is less frequent than Cloaked Minor M. furuncula. Wingspan 25-30 mm. Characterised by rosy light grey forewing, bisected by a straight transverse line immediately basal to the reniform stigma, the area between this and antemedian line purplish brown forming a distinct median band (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on various grasses, including Lyme-grass, Marram-grass, Cock's-foot and some cereal crops.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 83 | 114 | 1943 | 2022 |
11 | 1062 | 1617 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 233 | 245 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 20 | 33 | 7 |
12 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
VC11: Lee, one, 28 Jul (CTha); Stanbridge Earls, one, 07 Aug (JRM); Needs Ore NNR, one, 24 Jul (PCra); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 12 Jun (RAC); Fareham, one, 23 Jul (MLO); Lovedean, one, 25 Jul (ARJa); Hengistbury Head, one, 17 Jul; two, 18 Jul; one, 19 Jul; seven, 20 Jul; three, 24 Jul; one, 07 Aug; one, 08 Aug (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 22 Jun (JStw); Needs Ore NNR, five, 24 Jul; one, 09 Aug (CNB); one, 02 Jul; one, 24 Jul (PCra); Southsea, one, 08 Jul (JGdr);
VC12: Littleton, one, 10 Aug (GCE); Magdalen Hill Down NR, one, at dusk, 23 Jul (AMD); Magdalen Hill Down NNR, one, 07 Jul (SIng, NRJ, PPea); Magdalen Hill Down NR, one, 07 Aug (AMD); Morn Hill, Winchester, one, 08 Jul; one, 28 Jul (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur); one, 11 Aug (CRB, DAS); Hinton Ampner, one, 12 Aug (ASD); Overton, one, 13 Aug (FTu); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 15 Aug (AWan); Alton, one, 27 Jul; one, 03 Aug (DBO); Whitehill, one, 21 Jul (ASto); Farnborough, one, 07 Jul; one, 03 Aug (MThmp); Blackwater, one, 16 Aug (BGD)
Common in dry grassland, sand-dunes, chalk downland and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 22-28 mm. Generally easy to recognise on account of the straight line which bisects the forewing, and often coloured differently either side of this line, but in a fairly common variant the wing is concolorous. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Sheep's-fescue, Tufted Hair-grass and False Oat-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 223 | 365 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 3758 | 6560 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1471 | 3153 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 191 | 338 | 22 |
12 | 96 | 202 | 18 |
VC11: Earliest: Romsey, 23 Jun, 1 (MJB) Latest: Browndown Coastal Ranges, 01 Sep, 1 (F.M.G.) Max count: Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, 07 Jul, 22 (F.M.G.)
VC12: Earliest: Morn Hill, Winchester, 24 Jun, 1 (CRB, PDF, DAS) Latest: Cole Henley, 24 Aug, 1 (GCE) Max count: Magdalen Hill Down NNR, 07 Jul, 18 (SIng, NRJ, PPea)
Common in grassland, woodland rides, gardens and a wide range of other habitats throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 24-27 mm. Marbled Minor O. strigilis, Rufous Minor O. versicolor and Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula, especially their melanic forms, can only reliably be separated by dissection of the genitalia, although it may possible with experience to assign well-marked individuals to Marbled Minor at a particular site once the observer is familiar with the forms present in that area. In its typical form, Marbled Minor is the most easily recognised of the three: a short, black projection from the postmedian line into the white area outside it, near the dorsum, appears to be diagnostic. Larva feeds within stems of various grasses, including Cock's-foot, Common Couch and Reed Canary-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 124 | 201 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 2004 | 3933 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 383 | 638 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
12 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 10 Jun (PWhtk); Stubbington, one, 18 Jun (WMay); Fareham, present, typical form. , 20 May; one, typical chalky white outer band form. , 27 May (ADT); one, det gen, 24 May; one, 17 Jun (MLO); Horsea Island, four, male gen. det., 19 May; one, male gen. det., 16 Jun (F.M.G.); Boldre, NF, present, 13 Jul (JWar);
VC12: Cholderton, one, 20 May; Anna Valley, Andover, two, 10 Jun (TJN); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, one, 24 Jun (ACB)
Common in grassland, woodland rides, gardens and a wide range of other habitats throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common, possibly more so than Marbled Minor O. strigilis. Wingspan 24-27 mm. Marbled Minor O. strigilis, Rufous Minor O. versicolor and Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula, especially their melanic forms, can only reliably be separated by dissection of the genitalia. Typical examples of Tawny Marbled Minor have the forewing blackish brown, the outer area with a distinct coppery burnish; reniform and orbicular stigmata usually indistinct except with a lens; antemedian line dentate, often very indistinct and incomplete; postmedian line curving more evenly to dorsum than in Marbled Minor (MBGBI Vol 10). It is possible with experience to assign well-marked individuals to Tawny Marbled Minor at a particular site once the observer is familiar with the forms present in that area. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Cock's-foot.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 68 | 132 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 2025 | 3254 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 260 | 359 | 1951 | 2021 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 16 | 20 | 3 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Winchester, two, 21 Jun (THW); Botley Wood, one, male gen. det., 09 Jun (F.M.G.); Fareham, present, typical form. , 14 May (ADT); one, det gen, 24 May (MLO det. KJW); Curdridge, one, gen det. , 08 Jul (JCol); Horsea Island, one, male gen. det., 16 Jun (F.M.G.); Portsmouth, one, genitalia checked., 02 Jun; one, 13 Jun; two, 15 Jun; two, 22 Jun; one, 23 Jun; one, 24 Jun; one, 25 Jun; one, 26 Jun; three, 27 Jun; one, 28 Jun (IRT);
VC12: Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne, one, gen. det., 09 Jun (AMD, FHay det. AMD)
Local in woodland, heathland, sea cliffs and gardens throughout much of southern England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight this appears to be the least common of the three similar Oligia species, although it is undoubtedly under-recorded; even so, it does seem to have increased in the last 25 years and is evidently the commonest species by far in Bentley Wood. Wingspan 23-28 mm. Marbled Minor O. strigilis, Rufous Minor O. versicolor and Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula, especially their melanic forms, can only reliably be separated by dissection of the genitalia. Typical examples of Rufous Minor have reniform stigma larger, fuller and rounder than in the other species, and often conspicuously pale against the dark median shade, and it may possible with experience to assign well-marked individuals to Rufous Minor at a particular site once the observer is familiar with the forms present in that area. Larva feeds on various grasses.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 24 | 31 | 1981 | 2021 |
11 | 431 | 444 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 73 | 68 | 1951 | 2020 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, one, gen. det., 07 Jul (F.M.G. det. RJD)
Common in damp grassland, marshes, fens, woodland and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and fairly common in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 22-26 mm. Characterised by mottled reddish fuscous forewing, especially on costa and termen, with a median band between ante- and postmedian lines which forms a central bar along the dorsum (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on various grasses, including Tufted Hair-grass.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 254 | 446 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 2146 | 4004 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 941 | 2128 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 92 | 197 | 35 |
12 | 46 | 104 | 8 |
VC11: Earliest: Fareham, 25 May, 1 (ADT) Latest: Eastoke, Hayling Island, 12 Aug, 1 (STho) Max count: Hengistbury Head, 12 Jun, 35 (MJef)
VC12: Earliest: Cole Henley, 24 May, 1 (GCE) Latest: Overton, 24 Jul, 1 (ACr) Max count: Ecchinswell, 09 Jun, 8 (MJN)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, parks and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight probably occurs wherever there are mature stands of lime, and hence mainly a suburban moth. Infrequently recorded at light, it can be best found by searching for larvae in late spring or sugaring the foliage of limes in autumn to attract the adult. Wingspan 33-38 mm. Larva feeds on Common Lime, Small-leaved Lime and Large-leaved Lime, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 30 | 24 | 1929 | 2022 |
11 | 175 | 134 | 1944 | 2022 |
12 | 93 | 83 | 1944 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
VC11: Broughton*, one, 26 Sep (GCE); Swaythling, Southampton, one, 07 Sep (MEdg); Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, one, 14 Sep (F.M.G.); Portsmouth, one, 17 Sep (IRT); Waterlooville, one, 21 Sep (DWhe); Pennington, one, 07 Sep; one, 16 Sep (RFC);
VC12: Anna Valley, Andover, one, 05 Oct; one, 06 Oct (TJN); Barton Stacey, one, 16 Sep; one, 16 Sep; one, 11 Sep (GCE); Farnborough, one, 05 Oct (KBW)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, mature hedgerows, scrubland, downland and gardens throughout much of England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and often common, mainly but not exclusively on the chalk in beech woodland. Wingspan 33-38 mm. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Field Maple and Beech, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 284 | 576 | 1965 | 2022 |
11 | 2088 | 3233 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1027 | 2151 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 109 | 218 | 12 |
12 | 71 | 161 | 22 |
VC11: Earliest: Dibden Purlieu, NF, 05 Sep, 1 (RAC) Latest: Marchwood, 25 Oct, 1 (CTha) Max count: West Walk, 06 Oct, 12 (F.M.G.)
VC12: Earliest: Barton Stacey, 11 Sep, 1 (GCE) Latest: Grayshott, 07 Nov, 1 (THard) Max count: Morn Hill, Winchester, 09 Oct, 22 (CRB, DAS)
Common in broad-leaved, often damp, woodland, marshes, fens, heathland and gardens throughout the British Isles; frequently recorded and well distributed across much of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 29-37 mm. Easily distinguished from other superficially similar autumnal sallows by the distinctive purple head and patagium. Larva feeds on catkins of Sallow and Poplar, over-wintering as an egg
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 127 | 193 | 1955 | 2022 |
11 | 1531 | 2374 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 501 | 660 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
12 | 14 | 27 | 6 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 23 Sep (SDut); Marchwood, one, 16 Sep; one, 25 Sep; one, 04 Oct (TDCh); Lee, one, 16 Sep (CTha); Stanbridge Earls, two, 25 Sep (JRM); Romsey, one, 24 Sep (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 04 Oct (RAC); Allbrook, one, 21 Sep; one, 11 Oct (SIng); Funtley, one, 20 Oct (TDC); Fareham, one, 26 Sep (MLO); Botley, one, 19 Oct (SLB); Waterlooville, one, 08 Oct; one, 10 Oct; one, 17 Oct (DWhe); Hengistbury Head, one, 02 Oct (RPH det. MJef); one, 03 Oct; two, 07 Oct (MJef); Bransgore, one, 30 Sep (SPMC);
VC12: Barton Stacey, one, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct (GCE); Pamber Forest, two, 03 Oct (GJD); Chawton House, Alton, one, 05 Oct (DAS); Windmill Hill, Chalton, two, 05 Sep; Selborne, one, 08 Sep; six, 08 Sep (CJP); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 24 Sep; two, 26 Sep; one, 30 Sep (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 16 Sep; six, 24 Sep; one, 01 Oct; one, 10 Oct (MHals)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, fens, heathland, moorland and gardens throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 34-38 mm. Usually unmistakable, although several not infrequent almost plain forms can be confusing, the wing-shape (costa straight and termen convex at apex) is diagnostic. Larva feeds within catkins of Black and White Poplar, and Sallow, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 320 | 920 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 2787 | 5045 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 734 | 1452 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 46 | 53 | 3 |
12 | 24 | 32 | 4 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 15 Sep (SDut); Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, two, 27 Sep (PWhtk); one, 04 Oct (CWri); one, field observation, 28 Sep (PWhtk); North Poulner, Ringwood, present, 10 Oct (ASho); Fordingbridge, one, 20 Oct (SCT); Marchwood, one, 16 Sep; one, 05 Oct (TDCh); three, 23 Sep; one, 29 Sep; one, 02 Oct; two, 04 Oct; one, 13 Sep; two, 23 Sep; one, 02 Oct; one, 08 Oct; Lee, one, 07 Oct (CTha); Stanbridge Earls, two, 25 Sep; one, 01 Oct; one, 07 Oct (JRM); Woodley, one, 03 Oct (NBin); Romsey, one, 07 Oct; one, 17 Oct (MJB); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 17 Sep; one, 01 Oct (RAC); Allbrook, one, 21 Sep; two, 11 Oct; one, 17 Oct (SIng); Stubbington, one, 08 Oct (WMay); Fareham, one, 06 Oct; one, 18 Oct (KJW); Botley, one, 03 Oct; one, 08 Oct (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 24 Sep; present, 20 Oct (CMor); Portchester, one, 06 Oct (CEH, JGS); Waterlooville, one, 01 Oct (DWhe); Lovedean, one, 10 Oct; one, 20 Oct (ARJa); Horndean, one, 27 Sep (PHog); Stroud, Petersfield, one, 16 Sep; one, 09 Oct (RAll); Hurn, one, 12 Sep (MJef); Hengistbury Head, one, 02 Oct (RPH det. MJef); one, 04 Oct (MJef); Bransgore, one, 21 Oct (SPMC); Tiptoe, Sway, one, 07 Sep (S&SLan); Sway, two, 09 Oct (SKee); Pennington, one, 16 Oct (RFC);
VC12: Cholderton, one, 04 Sep; Anna Valley, Andover, one, 16 Sep; one, 01 Oct; two, 05 Oct; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct (TJN); Barton Stacey, one, 10 Oct; one, 06 Sep; one, 11 Sep (GCE); Cheriton, one, 10 Oct (DAS); Overton, two, 06 Oct (ACr); Ecchinswell, one, 07 Oct (MJN); Pamber Forest, one, 03 Oct (GJD); Selborne, one, 06 Oct (CJP); Whitehill, two, 10 Oct (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 21 Sep; one, 24 Sep; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct; one, 10 Oct (ASwa); Fleet Pond, four, 24 Sep; one, netted, 06 Oct (MHals); Blackwater, three, 24 Sep (BGD); Farnborough, one, 08 Oct (KBW)
Local in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows and parks throughout much of England, northwards to central Scotland, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight in the past, scattered small colonies of this species occurred amongst Wych Elm, but as this tree is all but extinct in the county, the moth has gone the same way. Nowadays individuals turn up annually, but are assumed to be wanderers from the continent. Wingspan 34-40 mm. Forewing with termen more rounded than in others of the genus (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on buds, leaves and seeds of Wych Elm, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 10 | 7 | 1904 | 2018 |
11 | 85 | 103 | 1934 | 2022 |
12 | 25 | 15 | 1944 | 2019 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Pennington, one, 25 Sep (RFC)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens throughout England, Wales and southern Scotland, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-42 mm. Most likely confusion species is Brown-spot Pinion A. litura, but reniform stigma narrower, and orbicular stigma smaller and elongated. Larva feeds on Hawthorn.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 485 | 1375 | 1949 | 2022 |
11 | 3590 | 10756 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1303 | 6585 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 125 | 752 | 99 |
12 | 81 | 369 | 26 |
VC11: Earliest: Botley, 19 Sep, 1 (SLB) Latest: Portchester, 23 Nov, 1 (CEH, JGS) Max count: Hengistbury Head, 09 Oct, 99 (MJef)
VC12: Earliest: Cole Henley, 12 Sep, 1 (GCE) Latest: Cholderton, 28 Oct, 1 (TJN) Max count: Magdalen Hill Down NR, 10 Oct, 26 (AMD)
Common in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, parks, downland and gardens throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight one of the commonest autumn species on downland and grassy heaths, but also found less frequently in deciduous woodland. Wingspan 32-37 mm. Variable in colour and extent of markings, but the pattern of clearly defined whitish veins and subterminal line of black dots makes this an easily recognised noctuid. See also Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis and Brown-spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura.
Larva feeds on various grasses, including Cock's-foot, Annual Meadow-grass and Yorkshire-fog.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 1057 | 10639 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 9222 | 62201 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 2544 | 15499 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 366 | 1755 | 64 |
12 | 129 | 614 | 42 |
VC11: Earliest: Pennington, 05 Sep, 1 (RFC) Latest: Hengistbury Head, 06 Nov, 1 (RPH) Max count: Lee-on-Solent, 25 Sep, 64 (IHrg)
VC12: Earliest: Anna Valley, Andover, 08 Sep, 1 (TJN) Latest: Cheriton, 17 Oct, 1 (DAS) Max count: Pamber Forest, 27 Sep, 42 (GJD)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, parkland, heathland, fens, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and moderately common in Hampshire but scarce on the Isle of Wight, with only two records so far this century. Wingspan 32-39 mm. The main confusion species is Beaded Chestnut A. lychnidis, which see. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel and Bladder Campion.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 8 | 4 | 1856 | 2004 |
11 | 519 | 801 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 784 | 1954 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
12 | 29 | 50 | 10 |
VC11: Broughton, one, 30 Sep; Crawley, two, 10 Sep; one, 10 Sep (GCE); Sway, one, 09 Oct (SKee);
VC12: Broughton, one, 05 Oct; one, 05 Oct; Wherwell, one, 23 Sep; one, 23 Sep; two, 23 Sep; two, 23 Sep (GCE); The Hawk Conservancy, Weyhill, present, field observation, 20 Sep (iNat); Anna Valley, Andover, one, 06 Oct; one, 07 Oct (TJN); Barton Stacey, two, 16 Sep; Littleton, one, 01 Oct; Wonston, three, 25 Sep; one, 25 Sep; three, 25 Sep; 10, 25 Sep; Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct; one, 07 Oct (GCE); Overton, one, 23 Sep (ACr); North Waltham, one, 23 Sep; two, 25 Sep; two, 30 Sep; four, 01 Oct (AJon); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 14 Sep; one, 10 Oct (AWan); Chawton House, Alton, two, 05 Oct (DAS); Whitehill, one, 30 Sep; one, 11 Oct (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 24 Sep; one, 10 Oct (ASwa)
Local in broad-leaved woodland, scrubby downland, heathland and moorland, and a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight present in all three vice-counties, but usually at low density and mainly in deciduous woodland. Very rare away from the New Forest, but possibly under-recorded due to a late flight period. Wingspan 35-45 mm. Larva feeds on Sessile Oak, Pedunculate Oak, Wych Elm, English Elm, Silver Birch, Downy Birch, Eared Willow, Goat Willow, Grey Willow, broad-leaved trees, Heather and Bilberry, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 32 | 22 | 1903 | 2022 |
11 | 351 | 456 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 41 | 20 | 1951 | 2020 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 12 Oct (RAC); Hengistbury Head, one, 06 Oct (MJef); Bransgore, one, 10 Oct (SPMC); Sway, NF, present, 06 Oct (DMui); Pennington, one, 09 Oct (RFC);
VC12: Fleet Pond, one, 06 Oct (MHals)
A vulnerable Red Data Book species, on heathland in parts of Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset. It was first discovered in Britain in West Sussex in 1990. In Hampshire first discovered in the county in 1996 at Linford, it has subsequently been found found to occur widely in the New Forest. While it may have been a new arrival in the country at that time, it may well have been previously overlooked due to its late season and short flight period, which is for only half an hour at dusk. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 32-38 mm. Distinguished from Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis by the very pointed apex and slightly smaller size. Larva feeds on flowers of Bell Heather, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 158 | 309 | 1996 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
VC11: Hurn, one, 02 Oct; one, 07 Oct; one, 10 Oct (MJef)
Common in woodland rides, scrub, hedgerows, fens, marshes, heathland and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 33-39 mm. A late autumn moth, slate grey with subterminal line yellowish white, proximally bordered vermilion (MBGBI Vol 10), but see also Yellow-line Quaker A. macilenta. Larva feeds on catkins and leaves of Eared, Goat and Grey Willow.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 344 | 556 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 2916 | 4588 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 763 | 1123 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 76 | 94 | 3 |
12 | 35 | 58 | 6 |
VC11: Earliest: Romsey, 24 Sep, 1 (NRJ) Latest: Sway, 11 Dec, 1 (SKee) Max count: Romsey, 17 Oct, 3 (NRJ)
VC12: Earliest: Blackwater Park, 23 Apr, 2 (BGD) Latest: Fleet Pond, 18 Nov, 1 (MHals) Max count: Fleet Pond, 01 Oct, 6 (MHals)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, heathland, moorland, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 37-40 mm. Straight subterminal fascia distinguishes this species from the otherwise similar Brick A. circellaris and warm brown wings from the grey-winged Red-line Quaker A. lota. Larva feeds on various deciduous trees and shrubs, including Sessile and Pedunculate Oak, White and Black Poplar, Beech, Sallow, Hawthorn and Heather, and, when approaching maturity, on various herbaceous plants, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 380 | 1121 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 2305 | 6450 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 911 | 2125 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 53 | 64 | 3 |
12 | 25 | 54 | 17 |
VC11: Brockwood, two, 10 Nov (SDut); Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 14 Oct; one, 08 Nov (PWhtk); Hale Purlieu, NF, one, 21 Oct (JPuz); Marchwood, one, 07 Nov (TDCh); one, 25 Oct; one, 20 Nov; one, 25 Oct; two, 13 Nov; one, 20 Nov (CTha); Stanbridge Earls, one, 22 Nov (JRM); Romsey, one, 05 Nov (MJB); one, 19 Oct (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 11 Nov; one, 17 Nov (RAC); Allbrook, one, 17 Oct; one, 20 Nov (SIng); Fareham, one, 05 Nov (ADT); one, 20 Oct; one, 06 Nov (MLO); two, 18 Oct; two, 12 Nov (KJW); Botley, one, 20 Oct; one, 24 Oct; three, 10 Nov; one, 12 Nov; one, 16 Nov; one, 19 Nov; one, 08 Dec; one, 21 Sep; one, 13 Oct; one, 24 Oct; one, 27 Oct; one, 31 Oct; one, 03 Nov; two, 04 Nov; one, 05 Nov; two, 09 Nov; one, 10 Nov; three, 12 Nov; two, 16 Nov; one, 17 Nov; one, 19 Nov (SLB); Portchester, one, 14 Nov (CEH, JGS); Waterlooville, one, 04 Jan; one, 20 Oct; one, 09 Nov (DWhe); West Walk, one, 03 Nov; one, 17 Nov (F.M.G.); Lovedean, one, 12 Nov; one, 17 Nov (ARJa); Hengistbury Head, one, 30 Oct (MJef); Sway, one, 22 Nov (SKee);
VC12: Cholderton, three, 28 Oct (TJN); Broughton, one, 05 Oct (GCE); Anna Valley, Andover, one, 10 Oct; two, 17 Oct (TJN); Grayshott, one, 07 Nov (THard); Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct (GCE); Magdalen Hill Down NR, three, 10 Oct (AMD); Morn Hill, Winchester, four, 09 Oct (CRB, DAS); North Waltham, one, 17 Oct; three, 20 Oct (AJon); Basingstoke, one, 07 Oct (MJW); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 09 Oct (AWan); Pamber Forest, two, 03 Oct (GJD); Alton, one, 17 Oct (DBO); Windmill Hill, Chalton, one, 10 Oct; Selborne, one, 06 Oct; 17, 23 Oct; two, 13 Nov (CJP); Whitehill, one, 16 Oct; one, 19 Oct; one, 25 Oct; one, 20 Nov (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 08 Oct (ASwa); Fleet Pond, two, 08 Nov; one, 18 Nov (MHals)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrubland, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight most frequent in areas of mature ash, less so in localities where the larval foodplant is the catkins of sallows or poplars. Wingspan 38-42 mm. The main confusion species is Yellow-line Quaker A. macilenta, which differs in subterminal line straight and very conspicuous, sinuate in A. circellaris. Larva feeds on Wych Elm, Aspen, White Poplar, White Poplar, Sallow and Ash, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 145 | 228 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 907 | 1330 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 404 | 471 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 18 | 31 | 7 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 09 Dec (PWhtk); Marchwood, one, 20 Oct; one, 05 Nov (CTha); Romsey, one, 19 Oct (NRJ); Botley Wood, two, 10 Nov (F.M.G.); Fareham, one, 11 Nov (MLO); Botley, two, 14 Nov; one, 19 Nov; two, 03 Nov; one, 05 Nov (SLB); Waterlooville, two, 05 Nov; three, 09 Nov (DWhe); West Walk, seven, 03 Nov; two, field observation, 17 Nov (F.M.G.); Lovedean, one, 08 Nov (ARJa); Stroud, Petersfield, one, 05 Nov (RAll); Sway, one, 15 Nov (SKee); Pennington, one, 20 Nov (RFC);
VC12: Broughton, one, 05 Oct; Wonston, one, 25 Sep (GCE); Whitehill, one, 23 Oct (ASto); Holt Pound Inclosure, Alice Holt Forest, dead, present, found dead, 22 Nov (Bird); Fleet Pond, two, 08 Nov; one, 18 Nov (MHals)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-36 mm. Distinguished from the generally less common Dark Chestnut C. ligula by the rounded termen and rather blunt apex. Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of various deciduous trees and shrubs, including Pedunculate and Sessile Oak, Elm, Blackthorn, Hawthorn and Downy Birch, and occasionally on herbaceous plants such as Dock.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 668 | 1305 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 5482 | 10449 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 2700 | 6243 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 167 | 373 | 30 |
12 | 94 | 242 | 72 |
VC11: Earliest: Woodley, 26 Jan, 1 (NBin) Latest: Bransgore, 29 Dec, 1 (SPMC) Max count: Romsey, 19 Oct, 30 (NRJ)
VC12: Earliest: North Waltham, 04 Jan, 2 (AJon) Latest: Farnham, 20 Dec, 0 (iNat) Max count: Pamber Forest, 03 Oct, 72 (GJD)
Common in woodland, farmland and gardens throughout England and southern Scotland. Widespread but rather uncommon in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 31-35 mm. Distinguished from the more numerous Chestnut C. vaccinii by the shape of the termen and angle subtended by the apex, but care needs to be taken with worn individuals after they have hibernated. Larva feeds on various deciduous trees and shrubs, such as Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Sessile and Pedunculate Oak, and Sallow, and when nearly fully grown on various herbaceous plants, such as Dandelion and Dock.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 83 | 74 | 1950 | 2022 |
11 | 648 | 680 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 177 | 225 | 1950 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 29 | 30 | 2 |
12 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 18 Feb; two, 18 Mar (SDut); Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 04 Oct (CWri); Marchwood, one, 12 Oct (TDCh); one, 22 Oct (CTha); Romsey, one, 19 Mar (MJB); one, 29 Jan; one, 17 Mar (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 12 Oct (RAC); Chandler's Ford, one, 17 Feb (KArb); Crawley, one, 04 Oct (GCE); Botley Wood, one, 10 Feb (F.M.G. det. KJW); Fareham, one, 20 Feb; one, 16 Mar; one, 27 Oct (KJW); Botley, one, 14 Nov; one, 05 Oct; one, 17 Nov (SLB); Portchester, one, 14 Nov (CEH, JGS); Horsea Island, one, 24 Feb; two, 08 Dec; West Walk, one, 17 Nov (F.M.G.); Stroud, Petersfield*, present, 09 Oct (RAll); Hengistbury Head, one, 01 Mar (RPH); two, 23 Oct; one, 30 Oct (MJef); Sway, one, 22 Nov (SKee); Sway, NF, present, 21 Oct (DMui); Pennington, one, 26 Oct (RFC);
VC12: Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct (GCE); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, seven, 30 Sep; one, 27 Oct (ACB); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 09 Oct (AWan); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 14 Nov (ASwa)
Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland, wooded heathland, farmland and hedgerows in parts of England, most commonly in the south-west; increasing. In Hampshire this species appears to have become much more widespread in recent years, though still at low density: up until the 1970s, its stronghold was on the Bagshot Sands area in the north-east, but recently there have been records from across the county. On the Isle of Wight, it remains distinctly uncommon, but two in 2009 hint at an increase. Wingspan 34-40 mm. Larva feeds on Apple.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 69 | 81 | 1864 | 2022 |
11 | 366 | 344 | 1800 | 2022 |
12 | 266 | 268 | 1900 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
12 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
VC11: Romsey, one, 09 Apr (NRJ); Fareham, one, new for garden. , 01 Apr (ADT); West Walk, one, 17 Feb; two, 17 Mar; Old Winchester Hill, one, 28 Apr (F.M.G.); Sway, NF, present, 21 Oct (DMui);
VC12: Whitehill, one, 09 Apr; one, 06 Oct (ASto); Liphook, one, 19 Apr (SEP); Farnham, present, 10 Mar (Bird); Fleet Pond, one, 20 Apr (MHals)
Local in broad-leaved woodland, parks and gardens throughout much of southern England; in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, occurs at very low density throughout, the majority being taken at light after hibernation. Wingspan 40-44 mm. The main confusion species is Pale Pinion L. hepatica, especially dark forms, but the forewing is less narrow, with slightly arched costa and no black pre-tornal streak (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on Ash.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 37 | 25 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 191 | 140 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 73 | 57 | 1946 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
VC11: Botley, one, 28 Mar (SLB); Portchester, one, 22 Sep (DH-J); Waterlooville, one, 21 Sep (DWhe); Lovedean, present, field observation, 22 Sep (iNat)
Local in broad-leaved woodland and parks throughout much of England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight occurs at low density, often seen in spring after emerging from hibernation, either at light or sallow bloom. Wingspan 40-46 mm. The main confusion species is Tawny Pinion L. semibrunnea, but paler and without heavy apical streaking. Larva feeds on various trees and shrubs, including Oak, Sallow, Birch, Apple, Horse-chestnut, Bramble and White Poplar.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 150 | 147 | 1800 | 2022 |
11 | 650 | 591 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 285 | 291 | 1940 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
12 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
VC11: East Tytherley, one, 26 Sep (GCE); Lee, one, 20 May (CTha); Romsey, one, 29 Apr (NRJ); Swaythling, Southampton, one, 06 May; one, 07 May (MEdg); Allbrook, one, 16 Mar; one, 15 Apr (SIng); Funtley, one, 17 Mar (TDC); Bishop's Waltham, one, 07 Apr (HGil); Lovedean, one, 26 Apr (ARJa); Muscliffe, one, 31 May (KingB); Hengistbury Head, one, 15 May (MoTay);
VC12: Broughton, one, 05 Oct (GCE); North Waltham, one, 16 Apr (AJon); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 28 Mar; one, 23 Sep (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 20 Apr (MHals)
Common in oak woodland, broad-leaved woodland and parks throughout much of southern England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight following a period of scarcity during the post-War years, this species has recovered quite well and is now not uncommon in oak woodland in all three vice-counties. In the New Forest it reportedly can often be found resting on pine trunks in mixed woodland. Wingspan 37-42 mm. The most likely confusion species is Blair's Shoulder-knot L. leautieri, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 146 | 135 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1065 | 1025 | 1945 | 2022 |
12 | 361 | 366 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 20 | 23 | 3 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
VC11: Hale Purlieu, NF, one, 08 Oct (JPuz); Marchwood, one, 20 Oct (CTha); East Tytherley, one, 26 Sep (GCE); Woodley, one, 23 Feb (NBin); Romsey, one, 10 Oct; one, 25 Oct (NRJ); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 16 Apr; one, 09 Dec (RAC); Chandler's Ford, one, 09 Oct (KArb); Botley Wood, one, 03 Feb; two, 03 Mar (F.M.G.); Funtley, one, 17 Mar (TDC); Fareham, one, 11 Oct (KJW); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 20 Oct (CMor); West Walk, three, 17 Mar (F.M.G.); Lovedean, one, 23 Mar; one, 28 Mar (ARJa); Stroud, Petersfield, one, 02 Apr (RAll); Hengistbury Head, one, 01 Mar (RPH); Bransgore, one, 21 Oct (SPMC); Sway, one, 15 Nov (SKee);
VC12: Broughton, one, 05 Oct; Chilbolton, one, 22 Oct; Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct; Barton Stacey, one, 10 Oct (GCE); North Waltham, one, 16 Mar; one, 25 Mar; two, 20 Oct (AJon); Ecchinswell, one, to a lighted window, 20 Nov (MJN); Whitehill, one, 22 Apr; one, 04 May (ASto)
Common in coniferous woodland, plantations, parks and gardens throughout much of England and Wales. First recorded nationally on the Isle of Wight in 1951, rapidly spreading northwards: in Sussex, first two in 1954, common by 1957; in Dorset, 1959 and soon plentiful; in Surrey, first in 1960, widespread by 1978; in north Hampshire, one at Whitehill, 1960 and widely in south Hampshire from 1965 onwards; north Wiltshire, 1969. Since then its spread has accelerated, reaching west to Cornwall and South Wales, north through the Midlands to Warwickshire and Leicestershire, east to Kent and Suffolk. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight it is now one of the commonest autumn moths, benefiting from the widespread planting of Cypress trees in gardens and parks. Wingspan 40-45 mm. The most likely confusion species is Grey Shoulder-knot L. ornitopus which is lighter grey, has broader and rounder wings, a furcate basal dash, and terminal fascia composed of black dots (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of Monterey Cypress, Lawson's Cypress and Leyland Cypress, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 265 | 408 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 3470 | 8166 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 706 | 1206 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 67 | 82 | 6 |
12 | 18 | 36 | 6 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 02 Oct; three, 04 Oct; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct (CTha); North Baddesley, one, 05 Oct (RWPas); Romsey, two, 21 Oct (KPea); one, 23 Sep; one, 25 Sep; one, 09 Oct; one, 17 Oct (MJB); one, 10 Oct (NRJ); Blackfield, one, 07 Oct (SJJ); Peartree Green LNR, Southampton, one, 05 Oct; one, 06 Oct; one, 09 Oct (MGP); West End, one, 06 Oct (AMD); Chandler's Ford, one, 23 Sep; two, 06 Oct (KArb); Allbrook, two, 11 Oct; one, 16 Oct (SIng); Winchester, one, 06 Oct (THW); Stubbington, one, 05 Oct; one, 20 Oct (DPH); Fareham, one, 05 Oct (ADT); one, 17 Oct (MLO); one, 16 Sep; three, 01 Oct; one, 10 Oct; one, 11 Oct; one, 12 Oct; one, 17 Oct; one, 18 Oct; one, 19 Oct (KJW); Botley, one, 06 Oct; two, 12 Oct; one, 13 Oct; one, 17 Oct; one, 19 Oct; one, 31 Oct; one, 10 Oct; one, 12 Oct; one, 03 Nov; one, 04 Nov (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 09 Oct (CMor); Wickham, one, 07 Oct; one, 08 Oct (JRDS); Portchester, one, 07 Oct; one, 08 Oct; one, 09 Oct; one, 16 Oct (CEH, JGS); one, 01 Oct (DH-J); Waterlooville, one, 25 Sep; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct; one, 13 Oct; one, 20 Oct (DWhe); Lovedean, one, 09 Oct (ARJa); Horndean, one, 06 Oct; one, 07 Oct; one, 17 Oct; one, 20 Oct (PHog); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 28 Oct (JStw); Bransgore, one, 10 Oct (SPMC); Sway, two, 09 Oct; six, 10 Oct; one, 20 Oct (SKee); Pennington, one, 07 Oct; two, 09 Oct (RFC);
VC12: Anna Valley, Andover, one, 06 Oct; one, 07 Oct; one, 10 Oct; two, 17 Oct (TJN); Littleton, one, 01 Oct (GCE); Basingstoke, one, 25 Sep; four, 11 Oct (MJW); Whitehill, one, 30 Sep; one, 04 Oct; one, 06 Oct; four, 08 Oct; two, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct; six, 11 Oct; one, 25 Oct (ASto); Fleet Pond, one, 06 Oct (MHals); Blackwater, one, 24 Sep; six, 05 Oct (BGD)
Local on moorland, upland grassland, boggy heathland and damp woodland, most commonly in southern and south-western England, Wales and from Yorkshire northwards through Scotland to Orkney and Shetland, being scarce in the Midlands and especially East Anglia. In Hampshire historically a scarce but regular breeding species, especially in the New Forest, and there are signs that the population may be on the increase. It is very much confined to the south of the county, both as a rare resident and occasional migrant. Very scarce on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 56-64 mm. The most likely confusion species is Sword-grass X. exsoleta, which see for differences. Larva feeds on various herbaceous and woody plants, including Bog-myrtle, Heather, Yellow Iris, Soft-rush and Compact Rush.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 13 | 9 | 1856 | 2017 |
11 | 99 | 65 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 16 | 12 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Titchfield Common, one, 16 Oct (DWal); Botley Wood, one, 03 Feb (F.M.G.); Fareham, one, to a lighted window, 20 Apr (KIls); West Walk*, one, 17 Nov (F.M.G.); Hengistbury Head, one, 01 Apr (BKin);
VC12: Bransbury Common, larva, one, field observation, on dock. , 17 Jun (DAS)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, parks, gardens and moorland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 40-46 mm. Diagnostic field character is the two small satellite dots close to the reniform stigmata. Larva feeds on the foliage of broad-leaved trees and shrubs, and, as it approaches maturity, on various insects, including aphids and the larvae of other moth species.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 222 | 249 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1705 | 2247 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1052 | 1456 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 41 | 53 | 5 |
12 | 18 | 23 | 3 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 10 Nov; one, 18 Nov (SDut); Hale Purlieu, NF, present, 16 Apr; one, 16 Apr (JPuz); Marchwood, one, 16 Sep; two, 04 Oct (TDCh); one, 20 Oct (CTha); Stanbridge Earls, one, 12 Feb (JRM); Romsey, one, 11 Mar; one, 09 Apr; one, 19 Oct (NRJ); Blackfied, one, to a lighted window, 12 Feb (PGS); Sholing, one, 17 Feb (ARC); Chandler's Ford, two, 11 Feb (KArb); Allbrook, one, 03 Feb (SIng); Botley Wood, four, 03 Feb; four, 10 Feb; one, 03 Mar (F.M.G.); Stubbington, one, 18 Mar (WMay); Funtley, one, 17 Mar (TDC); Fareham, one, 11 Feb; two, 20 Feb (MLO); one, 28 Mar (KJW); Botley, one, 17 Feb; one, 26 Dec; one, 28 Mar (SLB); Wickham, one, 08 Oct (JRDS); Waterlooville, one, 14 Dec (DWhe); West Walk, five, 17 Feb; one, 17 Mar; one, 03 Nov (F.M.G.); Lovedean, one, 16 Feb; one, 17 Mar; one, 27 Oct; one, 05 Nov; one, 09 Nov; one, 18 Nov; one, 20 Nov (ARJa); Horndean, one, 17 Mar; one, 25 Aug (PHog); Pennington, one, 15 Feb (RFC);
VC12: Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct; one, 07 Oct; Barton Stacey, one, 09 Oct; one, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct (GCE); Magdalen Hill Down NR, one, field observation, on ivy, 10 Oct (AMD); North Waltham, one, 03 Feb; two, 10 Feb; one, 01 Oct (AJon); Ecchinswell, one, 14 Nov (MJN); Pamber Forest, three, 03 Oct (GJD); Chawton House, Alton, one, 05 Oct (DAS); Selborne, two, 23 Oct (CJP); Whitehill, two, 09 Oct; one, 12 Nov (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 29 Jan; one, 17 Feb; one, 12 Nov (ASwa)
Local in damp woodland, fens, marshes, and along river-banks throughout much of England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread though not usually very common. Wingspan 26-32 mm. The most likely confusion species is Olive I. subtusa, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Sallow, Eared Willow, Grey Willow, Goat Willow and Black Poplar, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 58 | 60 | 1930 | 2022 |
11 | 528 | 505 | 1947 | 2022 |
12 | 107 | 112 | 1947 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 07 Aug (CTha); East Tytherley, one, 09 Aug (GCE); Needs Ore NNR, three, 23 Jul (CNB); one, 23 Jul (PCra); Botley Wood, one, 28 Jul (F.M.G.); Hengistbury Head, one, 20 Jul (MJef);
VC12: Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 19 Jul (AWan); Pamber Forest, one, 18 Jul (GJD); Broad Oak, Odiham, dead, one, found dead, 29 Jun (ABai)
Local in broad-leaved woodland, marshes, river-banks, gravel pits, gardens and parks throughout England, Wales and southern Scotland; widespread but only locally common across most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-34 mm. The main confusion species is Double Kidney I. retusa, but I. subtusa has distinctly convex subterminal fascia (straight in I. retusa) and much less pointed apex than I. retusa. Larva feeds high up in Aspen, Black Poplar and White Poplar trees, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 29 | 14 | 1893 | 2022 |
11 | 346 | 390 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 129 | 115 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
VC11: Portsmouth, one, 16 Aug (IRT);
VC12: Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 04 Aug (AWan); Pamber Forest, one, 10 Aug (GJD)
Common in woodland, gardens and hedgerows throughout the British Isles; very widespread and common across most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-38 mm. Very variable in colour, but general pattern of cross-lines always discernible, making the species generally easy to recognise. Larva polyphagous on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs including Elm, Oak, Birch, Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Hazel, Willow and Field Maple, and on the larvae of other moths, most notably on Winter Moth, but possibly also cannibalistic, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 934 | 2667 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 7804 | 15768 | 200 | 2022 |
12 | 3141 | 10282 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 257 | 566 | 23 |
12 | 193 | 520 | 33 |
VC11: Earliest: Fareham, 21 Jun, 1 (MLO) Latest: Waterlooville, 01 Sep, 1 (DWhe) Max count: Needs Ore NNR, 23 Jul, 23 (CNB)
VC12: Earliest: Fleet Pond, 24 Jun, 1 (MHals) Latest: Hammer Vale, Woolmer, 04 Sep, 1 (ASwa) Max count: Pamber Forest, 18 Jul, 33 (GJD)
Local in hedgerows, scrub, woodland, parks and gardens throughout much of southern England, north to Merseyside and Humberside. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight still widespread and moderately common, although has declined due to the ravages of Dutch Elm Disease. Wingspan 29-34 mm. The main confusion species is Lesser-spotted Pinion C. affinis; in C. pyralina the costa is relatively more arched, and the hindwing paler, without a dark border, so that the cilia contrast less with the rest of the wing (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva polyphagous on many deciduous trees and shrubs, favouring elm, and over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 185 | 291 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 434 | 438 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 195 | 200 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
12 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
VC11: Lee, one, 08 Jul (CTha); Portchester, one, 11 Jul (DH-J); Waterlooville, one, 07 Jul; one, 12 Jul; two, 16 Jul; one, 20 Jul (DWhe);
VC12: Ecchinswell, one, 07 Jul (MJN); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 07 Jul; one, 13 Jul; one, 21 Jul (AWan)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Wingspan 32-38 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on flower buds of Ash, preferring isolated, mature trees.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 154 | 246 | 1943 | 2022 |
11 | 1412 | 1874 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 541 | 935 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 106 | 214 | 10 |
12 | 45 | 92 | 13 |
VC11: Earliest: Marchwood, 30 Aug, 1 (CTha) Latest: Winchester, 30 Sep, 1 (THW) Max count: Tiptoe, Sway, 07 Sep, 18 (S&SLan)
VC12: Earliest: Morn Hill, Winchester, 02 Sep, 1 (CRB, PDF, DAS) Latest: Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, 16 Sep, 1 (ACB) Max count: Ecchinswell, 06 Sep, 13 (MTay, CSul)
Common in damp woodland, marshes, fens and gardens throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan;. Well distributed across much of Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 29-35 mm. Potential confusion species all lack basal streak on forewing and emerge earlier in the year. Larva feeds on most species of Sallow, amongst which the larvae are often common in the spun shoots, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 262 | 834 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 1200 | 2033 | 1881 | 2022 |
12 | 389 | 729 | 1949 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
12 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 24 Jun (PWhtk); Marchwood, one, 30 Jun (CTha); East Tytherley, two, 11 Jul; three, 11 Jul; one, 11 Jul (GCE); Needs Ore NNR, four, 02 Jul (CNB); three, 02 Jul (PCra); Fareham, one, 10 Jul (KJW); Waterlooville, one, 09 Jul (DWhe); Stroud, Petersfield*, one, 27 Jun (RAll);
VC12: Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, one, 12 Jul (ACB); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 19 Jul (AWan); Pamber Heath, two, 07 Jul; Lord's Wood, Pamber Forest, two, 07 Jul (WLan); Upper Farringdon, two, 18 Jul (CJP); Whitehill, one, 01 Jul; two, 07 Jul (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 10 Jul (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 07 Jul (MHals)
Local in fens, damp woodland, scrubby heathland and moorland throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire this species occurs in birch-heath country, mainly in the New Forest and the north-east. There are two records from the Isle of Wight, one very old. Wingspan 29-34 mm. Easily overlooked amongst the far more numerous rustic and minor species of high summer, but candidates can usually be picked out from these on the basis of size and wing-shape — look for a slightly arched costa, rounded termen, and somewhat pointed apex — rather variable in colour and intensity of markings, but often variable shades of red, with finely white-edged reniform and orbicular stigmata, and dentate black cross-lines often reduced or faint. Larva feeds on Silver and Downy Birch, and Sallow, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 4 | 5 | 1897 | 2019 |
11 | 552 | 728 | 1951 | 2021 |
12 | 164 | 265 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
12 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
VC11: Romsey, one, 26 Jun (NRJ); Fareham, one, 27 Jul (KJW);
VC12: Pamber Heath, two, 07 Jul; Lord's Wood, Pamber Forest, two, 07 Jul (WLan); Fleet Pond, three, 07 Jul (MHals)
Local in damp woodland, marshes and fens throughout much of England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight scattered through the three vice-counties, mainly along the river valleys. Wingspan 32-42 mm. Characterised by the pale, sinuous subterminal line, often edged basally by two or more moderately distinct, dark wedge-shaped spots (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on catkins and leaves of Eared Willow, Grey Willow, Goat Willow, Sallow, Black Poplar and White Poplar, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 29 | 8 | 1856 | 2021 |
11 | 742 | 806 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 232 | 301 | 1940 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
12 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 24 Jun (PWhtk); Marchwood, one, 18 Jun; two, 22 Jun (CTha); Fishlake Meadows, one, 13 Jul (NRJ); Romsey, one, 22 Jun (KPea); Dibden Purlieu, NF, present, 28 Jun (RAC); Funtley, one, 21 Jun (TDC); Fareham, one, 22 Jun (ADT); one, 10 Jul (KJW); Hurn, one, 13 Jul; Hengistbury Head, one, 20 Jun; one, 27 Jun; one, 02 Jul; one, 03 Jul; one, 13 Jul; one, 17 Jul (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 21 Jul (JStw);
VC12: Overton, two, 17 Jun (ACr); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, two, 07 Jul; one, 13 Jul (AWan); Fleet Pond, two, 07 Jul; one, 27 Jun (MHals)
Local in damp woodland, marshes and fens throughout much of England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight scattered through the three vice-counties, mainly along the river valleys. Wingspan 32-42 mm. Characterised by the pale, sinuous subterminal line, often edged basally by two or more moderately distinct, dark wedge-shaped spots (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva feeds on catkins and leaves of Eared Willow, Grey Willow, Goat Willow, Sallow, Black Poplar and White Poplar, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 29 | 8 | 1856 | 2021 |
11 | 742 | 806 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 232 | 301 | 1940 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
12 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
VC11: Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 24 Jun (PWhtk); Marchwood, one, 18 Jun; two, 22 Jun (CTha); Fishlake Meadows, one, 13 Jul (NRJ); Romsey, one, 22 Jun (KPea); Dibden Purlieu, NF, present, 28 Jun (RAC); Funtley, one, 21 Jun (TDC); Fareham, one, 22 Jun (ADT); one, 10 Jul (KJW); Hurn, one, 13 Jul; Hengistbury Head, one, 20 Jun; one, 27 Jun; one, 02 Jul; one, 03 Jul; one, 13 Jul; one, 17 Jul (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 21 Jul (JStw);
VC12: Overton, two, 17 Jun (ACr); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, two, 07 Jul; one, 13 Jul (AWan); Fleet Pond, two, 07 Jul; one, 27 Jun (MHals)
This species was found in Jersey in 1991 and is now established on Evergreen (Holm) Oak in the Channel Islands. First recorded in Britain at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, on 15 October 1999, and now annual in Freshwater and Ventnor in reasonable numbers, although only one confirmed larval record exists, from Fort Victoria in 2006; subsequently appearing in mainland Hampshire on 15 October 2005, and increasingly thereafter along the south coast: there have been two larval records to 2015. Wingspan 30-32 mm. The main confusion species are certain forms of Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis and Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma, but Oak Rustic usually has orange (occasionally white) reniform stigmata and flies very late in the season.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 202 | 966 | 1999 | 2022 |
11 | 207 | 295 | 2005 | 2022 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
VC11: Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 12 Oct (RAC); Fareham, one, 20 Nov (ADT); one, 20 Oct; one, 06 Nov (MLO); Bransgore, one, 06 Oct (SPMC); Pennington, one, 23 Oct (RFC)
Common in broad-leaved woodland, especially mature oak woods, parks, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles; still widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 42-52 mm. Similar in general appearance to Scarce Merveille du Jour Moma alpium, but flies much later in the year, and is less heavily marked with black. Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of Oak, over-wintering as an egg; in spring the larvae can be found by day, wedged into crevices in the bark of old oak trees.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 218 | 343 | 1930 | 2022 |
11 | 1870 | 2758 | 1951 | 2022 |
12 | 461 | 605 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 65 | 83 | 4 |
12 | 30 | 54 | 6 |
VC11: Marchwood, one, 05 Nov (TDCh); one, 17 Oct; one, 02 Oct; three, 08 Oct; one, 17 Oct; one, 20 Oct; two, 22 Oct; one, 13 Nov (CTha); North Baddesley, one, 05 Oct; three, 20 Oct; one, 22 Oct (RWPas); East Tytherley, one, 26 Sep (GCE); Stanbridge Earls, one, 07 Oct (JRM); Romsey, one, 21 Oct (KPea); one, 09 Oct; one, 22 Oct; one, 26 Oct (MJB); one, 24 Sep; one, 19 Oct; two, 25 Oct (NRJ); Crawley, one, 04 Oct (GCE); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 06 Oct; one, 20 Oct; one, 21 Oct (RAC); Blackfied, one, to a lighted window, 17 Oct (PGS); Thornhill, Southampton, one, 11 Oct (PAB); Allbrook, three, 11 Oct; four, 16 Oct; two, 17 Oct (SIng); Crawley, one, 04 Oct (GCE); Fareham, one, 07 Oct (ADT); two, 16 Oct (IMcP); one, 08 Oct; one, 17 Oct; one, 19 Oct; one, 23 Oct; three, 24 Oct (KJW); Botley, one, 02 Nov; one, 03 Nov; one, 05 Nov (SLB); Dean, Bishop's Waltham, present, 09 Oct (CMor); Wickham, one, 06 Oct (JRDS); Waterlooville, one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct; one, 10 Oct; one, 05 Nov; one, 17 Nov; one, 19 Nov (DWhe); West Walk, one, 06 Oct; one, 17 Nov (F.M.G.); Lovedean, one, 04 Oct; one, 17 Oct; one, 07 Nov (ARJa); Stroud, Petersfield*, one, 06 Oct; one, 22 Oct (RAll); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 22 Oct (JStw); Hengistbury Head, three, 30 Oct (MJef); Bransgore, one, 10 Oct (SPMC); Sway, one, 09 Oct; one, 20 Oct; one, 12 Nov (SKee); Pennington, one, 06 Oct; two, 09 Oct; one, 16 Oct; one, 26 Oct (RFC);
VC12: Chilbolton, one, 08 Oct; Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct; Barton Stacey, four, 10 Oct (GCE); Cheriton, one, 10 Oct (DAS); North Waltham, one, 01 Oct; one, 17 Oct; two, 20 Oct (AJon); Ecchinswell, two, 07 Oct (MJN); Basingstoke, one, 07 Oct (MJW); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, one, 09 Oct; one, 10 Oct (AWan); Pamber Forest, four, 03 Oct (GJD); Windmill Hill, Chalton, one, 06 Oct; Selborne, one, 06 Oct (CJP); Whitehill, one, 26 Sep; two, 04 Oct; two, 08 Oct; two, 10 Oct; six, 11 Oct; three, 19 Oct; four, 23 Oct; one, 04 Nov (ASto); Liphook, four, 20 Oct (SEP); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 30 Sep; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct; one, 19 Oct (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 01 Oct (MHals); Blackwater, one, 05 Oct (BGD); Farnborough, one, 08 Oct (KBW)
Common wherever there are oak trees, in broad-leaved woodland, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and reasonably common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-39 mm. A regular visitor to light traps in autumn, usually in small numbers. Larva feeds on buds and leaves of Pedunculate and Sessile Oak.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 203 | 334 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 1923 | 2606 | 1946 | 2022 |
12 | 623 | 1055 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 52 | 62 | 3 |
12 | 40 | 58 | 6 |
VC11: East Tytherley, one, 26 Sep (GCE); Marchwood, one, 23 Sep; one, 29 Sep; one, 08 Oct; one, 22 Oct; one, 25 Sep; one, 02 Oct; Lee, one, 16 Sep; one, 23 Sep (CTha); Romsey, one, 19 Sep; one, 17 Oct (NRJ); Crawley, two, 10 Sep; Ashley, three, 10 Sep; Crawley, two, 10 Sep; two, 04 Oct (GCE); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 02 Oct (RAC); Swaythling, Southampton, one, 20 Oct (MEdg); Allbrook, one, 10 Sep; one, 11 Oct (SIng); Crawley, one, 04 Oct; one, 04 Oct (GCE); Stubbington, one, 01 Oct (WMay); Funtley, one, 16 Sep (TDC); Fareham, one, 05 Oct; one, 10 Oct (ADT); one, 26 Sep (MLO); Botley, one, 22 Sep (SLB); Portchester, one, 04 Oct (CEH, JGS); one, 24 Sep (DH-J); Waterlooville, one, 14 Sep; three, 16 Sep; two, 18 Sep; one, 25 Sep; one, 01 Oct; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct (DWhe); Lovedean, one, 15 Sep; two, 16 Sep; one, 24 Sep; one, 25 Sep; two, 26 Sep (ARJa); Hurn, one, 24 Sep; one, 07 Oct; Hengistbury Head, one, 26 Sep (MJef); Burton, nr Christchurch, one, 23 Sep (JStw); Sway, one, 25 Sep; one, 02 Oct; one, 09 Oct (SKee); Pennington, one, 06 Oct; one, 07 Oct; one, 09 Oct; one, 16 Oct (RFC);
VC12: Nether Wallop, one, 30 Sep; Broughton, one, 05 Oct; Wherwell, one, 07 Sep; Chilbolton, one, 09 Sep; one, 18 Sep; one, 08 Oct (GCE); Grayshott, one, 01 Oct (THard); Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne, one, 07 Oct; Longparish, one, 13 Sep; Cole Henley, two, 12 Sep (GCE); North Waltham, one, 01 Sep; one, 04 Sep; two, 16 Sep; one, 25 Sep (AJon); Ecchinswell, one, 26 Sep (MJN); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, one, 16 Sep; three, 30 Sep (ACB); Vyne Lodge Farm, Cufaude, two, 07 Sep; one, 14 Sep (AWan); Pamber Forest, one, 06 Sep; two, 12 Sep; three, 27 Sep (GJD); Alton, one, 26 Sep (DBO); Upper Farringdon, two, 10 Sep (CJP); Whitehill, two, 21 Sep; one, 26 Sep; three, 06 Oct; one, 09 Oct (ASto); Blacknest, Binstead, six, 08 Aug (MAng); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 06 Sep; one, 16 Sep; two, 18 Sep; one, 23 Sep; one, 24 Sep; one, 26 Sep; one, 06 Oct (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 24 Sep; one, 01 Oct (MHals); Farnborough, one, 16 Sep (MThmp); Blackwater, one, 24 Sep (BGD)
Very rare immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in Guernsey at Icart Point on 3 October 2006, since when it has become quite regular there. Recorded for the first time on mainland Britain at Durlston CP, Dorset, on 12 October 2008, with four at the same site between 29 September 2009 and 10 October 2009, suggesting that the species may be breeding locally. In Hampshire recorded for the first time at Sandy Point, Hayling, on 28 September 2010, the sixth British record, with two more records subsequently; on the Isle of Wight, it was first seen in 2012, and then underwent a remarkable transformation of status: after five in 2013, there have been multiple annual records, and it is almost certainly locally resident in the Bonchurch / Ventnor area. It may be locally established in Hayling Island / Portchester on the mainland: 2023 saw the first VC12 record with one way out of range in the Winchester area, which may have been a primary immigrant or dispersal from the coast. Wingspan 36-40 mm. Much darker and larger than Brindled Green D. eremita and appears very much later than Dark Brocade Blepharita adusta, from which distinguished by its generally smaller size, lack of white scaling in the reniform stigma, less angled forewing termen, and well-defined, curved postmedian line on the hindwing. Larva feeds on Evergreen Oak.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 59 | 83 | 2012 | 2022 |
11 | 3 | 3 | 2010 | 2021 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VC11: Portchester, two, 09 Sep (DH-J); Bransgore*, one, 09 Oct (SPMC); Lymington, one, 17 Sep (PRD);
VC12: New Vice-county Record: Littleton*, one, 01 Oct (GCE)
Established, probably by prior immigration, from at least 1855 to about 1892; thereafter an occasional immigrant from northern Europe, appearing in southern England, in some years arriving in sufficient numbers to breed, in very small numbers. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight this species remains an extremely scarce migrant to southern coasts, but is being reported with increasing regularity, and following the influx of 2011 it is known to have established a small breeding presence in Dorset and East Sussex. Wingspan 45-53 mm. Larva feeds on Lesser Celandine, Meadow Buttercup, Blackthorn and Broom.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 66 | 75 | 1990 | 2022 |
11 | 28 | 28 | 1968 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
VC11: Hengistbury Head, one, 10 Oct; one, 12 Oct (MJef)
Common on calcareous grassland, rough meadows, downland, heathland, sand-dunes and gardens throughout England; wanderers do turn up some distance from known colonies.
Fairly well distributed and common in Hampshire, but restricted on the Isle of Wight to the western tip. Wingspan 38-42 mm. Larva feeds on Broad-leaved Dock, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel and other herbaceous plants, and various grasses.
Formerly one of a species pair with populations in most of Britain referred to A. lutulenta, known as Deep-brown Dart, with northern populations split as Northern Deep-brown Dart A. lueneburgensis. DNA evidence published in 2024 indicates that in fact the species that occurs throughout Britain is A. lueneburgensis, which is now renamed Deep-brown Dart. True lutulenta is a species of southern and eastern Europe.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 88 | 107 | 1900 | 2022 |
11 | 1100 | 1622 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 196 | 310 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 76 | 113 | 4 |
12 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
VC11: Brockwood, one, 23 Sep (SDut); Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR, one, 23 Sep; one, 30 Sep (PWhtk); Hale Purlieu, NF, one, 18 Sep (JPuz); East Tytherley, two, 26 Sep; Broughton, three, 26 Sep (GCE); Marchwood, two, 04 Oct; one, 08 Oct (TDCh); one, 27 Sep; two, 04 Oct; one, 08 Oct (CTha); North Baddesley, one, 30 Sep (RWPas); Stanbridge Earls, one, 16 Sep; one, 24 Sep; three, 25 Sep (JRM); Romsey, one, 01 Oct; one, 07 Oct (MJB); one, 19 Sep; three, 10 Oct; two, 17 Oct (NRJ); Broughton, four, 30 Sep; three, 30 Sep; two, 30 Sep; two, 30 Sep; four, 05 Oct (GCE); Dibden Purlieu, NF, one, 30 Sep; one, 02 Oct; one, 04 Oct; one, 05 Oct (RAC); Blackfield, one, 30 Sep (SJJ); Chandler's Ford, one, 25 Sep (KArb); Lee-on-Solent, one, 22 Sep; one, 23 Sep (IHrg det. MJW); Fareham, one, 04 Oct (ADT); one, 30 Sep (MLO); one, 02 Oct; one, 11 Oct (KJW); Botley, one, 22 Sep; two, 24 Sep; one, 06 Oct; one, 08 Oct; one, 10 Oct; one, 19 Oct; one, 22 Sep; one, 28 Sep; one, 01 Oct; one, 05 Oct; one, 06 Oct; one, 17 Oct (SLB); Wickham, one, 10 Oct (JRDS); #REF!#REF!Portsmouth, two, 26 Sep (IRT); Waterlooville, one, 27 Sep; one, 29 Sep; one, 17 Oct (DWhe); Lovedean, one, 04 Oct; one, 05 Oct (ARJa); Langstone, one, 07 Oct (HuWhi); Horndean*, one, 25 Sep; one, 29 Sep (PHog); Hurn, one, 23 Sep; two, 24 Sep; one, 01 Oct; two, 02 Oct; two, 05 Oct; two, 10 Oct (MJef); Hengistbury Head, two, 02 Oct (RPH det. MJef); four, 04 Oct; one, 05 Oct; one, 06 Oct (MJef); Sway, one, 01 Oct; three, 09 Oct; two, 10 Oct (SKee); Pennington, two, 25 Sep (RFC);
VC12: Broughton, one, 05 Oct; one, 05 Oct; Wherwell, one, 23 Sep; Littleton, one, 01 Oct; Wonston, one, 25 Sep (GCE); Morn Hill, Winchester, one, 30 Sep (CRB, PDF, DAS, LHur); one, 09 Oct (CRB, DAS); Overton, one, 30 Sep (ACr); Tidgrove Warren,nr Overton*, one, 15 Sep (ACB); Ecchinswell, one, 26 Sep; one, 07 Oct (MJN); Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford, one, 16 Sep (ACB); Basingstoke, one, 01 Oct (MJW); Alton, one, 14 Sep (DBO); Whitehill, one, 23 Sep; one, 09 Oct (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 23 Sep (ASwa); Fleet Pond, one, 24 Sep; two, 01 Oct; two, 06 Oct (MHals)
Common on heathland, moorland, calcareous grassland, roadside verges, gardens and woodland rides throughout most of the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 40-46 mm. Larva feeds on various woody and herbaceous plants, including Tufted Hair-grass, Heather, Clover and Dock.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
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10 | 761 | 2817 | 1951 | 2022 |
11 | 6135 | 15964 | 1949 | 2022 |
12 | 1850 | 7203 | 1951 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 262 | 634 | 21 |
12 | 106 | 256 | 19 |
VC11: Earliest: Tiptoe, Sway, 17 Aug, 1 (S&SLan) Latest: Pennington, 19 Nov, 1 (RFC) Max count: Bransgore, 10 Oct, 21 (SPMC)
VC12: Earliest: Hammer Vale, Woolmer, 02 Sep, 1 (ASwa) Latest: Whitehill, 23 Oct, 1 (ASto) Max count: Broughton, 05 Oct, 19 (GCE)
Local on sea cliffs, sand-dunes, shingle beaches and grassy slopes, on the coast of England and Wales. In Hampshire fairly common in the south and on the Isle of Wight, but very uncommon in the north. Wingspan 39-43 mm. Can only be confused with Black-banded P. xanthomista or Large Ranunculus P. flavicincta, which see. Larva feeds on Hound's-tongue, Sea Plantain, Thrift and Biting Stonecrop.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 576 | 1813 | 1856 | 2022 |
11 | 2796 | 7525 | 1947 | 2022 |
12 | 17 | 14 | 1979 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 116 | 243 | 7 |
VC11: Earliest: Portsmouth, 08 Sep, 1 (IRT) Latest: Romsey, 25 Oct, 1 (NRJ) Max count: Lee-on-Solent, 25 Sep, 7 (IHrg)
Local in gardens, waste ground, damp meadows and rough ground throughout much of southern England and Wales. In Hampshire previously very local and by no means common, except in the Alton/Selborne area, but in recent years has become a relatively common autumn moth, perhaps indicating a recent range expansion and growth in population. On the Isle of Wight, remains extremely uncommon. Wingspan 42-52 mm. Larva feeds on Dandelion, Rosebay Willowherb, Red Valerian and Common Ragwort, over-wintering as an egg.
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 12 | 10 | 1908 | 2021 |
11 | 184 | 199 | 1951 | 2021 |
12 | 620 | 949 | 1948 | 2022 |
Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
12 | 14 | 20 | 6 |
VC12: Grayshott, two, 01 Oct (THard); Overton, one, 30 Sep (ACr); North Waltham, one, 23 Sep; one, 25 Sep (AJon); Basingstoke, one, 01 Oct (MJW); Whitehill, one, 17 Sep; one, 21 Sep; one, 25 Sep; one, 26 Sep; six, 28 Sep; one, 30 Sep; one, 10 Oct; one, 11 Oct (ASto); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 21 Sep (ASwa)