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Zimmermannia atrifrontella

Checklist Number
04.079 [B&F: 0041]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Nepticulidae
Subfamily:Nepticulinae
Genus:Zimmermannia
Species:atrifrontella
Authority:(Stainton, 1851)

Status and distribution insufficiently known. Found in woodland in south-eastern England from Kent to Wiltshire and Dorset. First recorded in Hampshire in 1976, subsequently found at Ashurst and Botley Wood, but remaining very uncommon elsewhere in the county and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 6.5-7.4 mm, female 7.2-8.5 mm. The speckled imago is distinctive with white thorax, black head and snow-white eye-caps, but more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines bark of Oak.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West Park (SU11)13/10/2001-David G GreenLarval

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Newtown Harbour (SZ49)1977-A Maitland Emmet-
Newtown Ranges (SZ49)18/09/1977-AMEmmet, EC Pelham-Clinton, Dr JD Bradley, RWJ UffenMine (vacated)
Lock's Copse (SZ49)18/09/1977-E C Pelham-ClintonLarval
Newtown Ranges (SZ49)18/09/1977-A Maitland EmmetLarval
Yarmouth (SZ38)08/10/2006-John R LangmaidMine
Firestone Copse (SZ59)19/05/2014-John R Langmaid, Mark R Young, David T BiggsMine

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Botley Wood (SU51)1980-John R Langmaid-
Botley Wood (SU51)14/04/1985oneJohn R LangmaidLarval
Roydon Common (SU30)1999-Phil Budd-
Roydon Woods NR (SU30)1999-Phil Budd-
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)11/10/1999-Phil BuddCase
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)28/10/1999-Phil BuddLarval
Hamble Common (SU40)03/11/1999-Phil BuddLarval
Wickham Common (SU51)08/04/2000-J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, I R ThirlwellAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)23/07/2004oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)21/09/2007twoRichard J DicksonAdult
North Whiteley (SU51)22/09/2009oneTim WalkerAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)20/09/2019oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)18/09/2020oneRichard J DicksonAdult