Photo © Dave Green
Nemapogon ruricolella
Checklist Number12.019 [B&F: 0219]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Subfamily: | Nemapogoninae |
| Genus: | Nemapogon |
| Species: | ruricolella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1849) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland, heathland and commons throughout southern England. In Hampshire continues to be recorded at low densities in most years, but until rediscovered in Parkhurst Forest in 2020, there was only a single vague record from Wight, dated 1934, referenced in Goater, 1974. Wingspan 10-14 mm. Resembles the much more common Cork Moth N. cloacella most closely, but is usually recognisable by the pale reddish brown subapical area, less mottled than in Cork Moth, in which the whitish postmedian spot stands out distinctly, this spot being not as clearly rounded as in Cork Moth (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds on various bracket fungi, including Razorstrop Fungus, a widespread resident on birch trees.
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 | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 14/07/2003 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight (SZ38) | 1934 | - | W H B Fletcher | Adult |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 28/07/2020 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browndown north (SZ59) | 23/06/1973 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Curbridge HWT NR (SU51) | 14/08/1974 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Curbridge HWT NR (SU51) | 14/08/1974 | one | Unknown | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 07/07/1982 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 12/06/1992 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 21/06/1993 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 28/06/1993 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 30/06/1994 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Soberton (SU61) | 30/06/1995 | - | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Soberton (SU61) | 30/06/1995 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Warsash (SU40) | 03/07/1996 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill NNR (SU62) | 23/07/1997 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 05/06/1998 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Brockenhurst, NF (SU30) | 23/07/1998 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 12/08/1998 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 08/07/1999 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 12/06/2001 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Common Meadow (SU51) | 29/06/2003 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 01/07/2003 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 22/03/2004 | two | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Larval |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 22/03/2004 | two | Richard J Dickson | Larval feeding signs |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 14/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Marwell (SU52) | 08/08/2005 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Crab Wood NR (SU42) | 28/06/2008 | five | David G Green | Adult |
| Waterlooville (SU61) | 17/07/2010 | one | Richard J Moore | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 26/07/2010 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 18/06/2012 | two | David G Green | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 22/06/2014 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 13/07/2014 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 18/07/2014 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 11/07/2019 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 09/07/2022 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 09/07/2022 | one | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 10/07/2022 | - | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selborne (SU73) | 16/06/1995 | one | Alasdair Aston | Adult |
| Selborne (SU73) | 27/06/1995 | one | Alasdair Aston | Adult |
| Selborne Hanger (SU73) | 28/03/1996 | - | J R Langmaid, A M Davis | Larval |
| Wildhern (SU35) | 25/07/1999 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Sherborne St John (SU65) | 28/07/2002 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 27/03/2003 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 22/06/2003 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Old Basing (SU65) | 07/04/2004 | - | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling, P A Boswell, M Wall | Larval |
| Morgaston Wood (SU65) | 05/06/2004 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Longparish (SU44) | 12/07/2013 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 17/07/2018 | five | Mark Hammond, Keith Tailby, Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Wherwell (SU34) | 16/07/2019 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 25/06/2020 | four | Graham J Dennis | Adult |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 09/06/2022 | one | Mike Halsey | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 11/07/2022 | two | Graham J Dennis | Adult |
