Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland and heaths in three discontinuous areas: southern England, north-western England and near Aviemore. In Hampshire known from a few sites across the county, and possibly under-recorded, but not recorded on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 14-18 mm. More frequently recorded in the larval stage, when the galls are fairly easy to find where they are present; the imago can be separated from other Lampronia species by their relatively plain appearance. Larva feeds within branches of Birch, forming galls.
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Detail records |
Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
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VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county) |
West Park (SU11) | 18-May-2002 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
West Park (SU11) | 06-Jun-2002 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
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VC11 South Hampshire |
Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 1977 | - | Anon | - |
Beaulieu Road Station, NF (SU30) | 18-Jun-1977 | 12 | Sterling, DH; Sterling, MJ; Sterling, PH | Adult |
Culverley (SU30) | 21-Jun-1985 | - | Siddons, PN | - |
Dockens Water, Ringwood (SU10) | 18-Apr-1992 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH; Sterling, MJ | Gall |
Dockens Water, Ringwood (SU10) | 15-Mar-1993 | three | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Gall |
Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 01-May-2002 | one | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
Wickham Common (SU51) | 17-May-2002 | two | Dickson, Richard | Adult |
Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 2003 | one | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
Wickham Common (SU51) | 20-Mar-2003 | three | Elliott, Brian & Langmaid, John | Gall |
Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 01-May-2003 | one | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 04-May-2004 | one | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
Dames Slough Inclosure (SU20) | 16-May-2004 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 01-May-2005 | one | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
Botley Wood (SU51) | 26-May-2006 | one | Coker, Kevin | Adult |
West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 16-Jun-2006 | one | Thirlwell, Ian | Adult |
Portsmouth (SU60) | 28-May-2010 | one | Thirlwell, Ian | Adult |
Dibden Bay (SU40) | 31-May-2014 | one | Staples, I | Adult |
West Wellow (SU32) | 07-Jun-2014 | one | Stileman, Sue | Adult |
Wickham (SU51) | 15-Jun-2018 | four | Tindale, Anthony | Adult |
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VC12 North Hampshire |
Newtown Common (SU46) | 12-Apr-1986 | one | Langmaid, JR; Pelham-Clinton, EC | Gall |
Newtown Common (SU46) | 12-Mar-1988 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Gall |
Bramshott Common (SU83) | 31-Mar-1988 | - | Langmaid, John | Gall |
Newtown Common (SU46) | 07-Apr-1990 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Gall |
Newtown Common (SU46) | 09-Apr-1991 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Gall |
Bramshott Common (SU83) | 21-Mar-1998 | four | Langmaid, JR; Heckford, RJ | Gall |
Bramshott Common (SU83) | 27-Feb-2002 | one | Elliott, Brian & Langmaid, John | Gall |
Newtown Common (SU46) | 21-Mar-2002 | two | Elliott, Brian | Gall |
Fleet (SU75) | 07-May-2008 | one | Edmunds, RD | Adult |
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