Photo © Rob Edmunds

Phyllonorycter hostis

Checklist Number
15.047 [B&F: 0327]

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

Classification

Family:Gracillariidae
Subfamily:Lithocolletinae
Genus:Phyllonorycter
Species:hostis
Authority:Triberti, 2007

Local sometimes common where it occurs, in hedgerows and woodland in south-eastern England, along the Welsh border counties from Somerset as far north as Lancashire, and in Ireland (MBGBI Vol 2). In Hampshire widespread, but nowhere particularly numerous, although probably under-recorded. First recorded on the Isle of Wight at Osborne in 2008, with a further record in the north-east of the Island in 2010. Wingspan 8-9 mm. Similar to P. blancardella, from which only reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. Imago seldom encountered at light, and more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Quince, Crab Apple and Wild Service-tree, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.

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)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Osborne House (SZ59)12/10/2008oneJ R Langmaid, D T Biggs, B ElliottMine
Osborne House (SZ59)12/10/2008-David BiggsAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)01/12/2013oneM CotterillMine

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Catisfield (SU50)08/04/1973oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Havant Thicket (SU71)04/10/1975-J R LangmaidMine
Botley Wood (SU50)29/07/1981-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Botley Wood (SU50)11/11/1982-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Botley Wood (SU50)10/11/1984-J R Langmaid, D H Sterling, R P Knill-JonesMine
Ashurst, NF (SU31)22/09/1985-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Botley Wood (SU50)24/08/1986-J R Langmaid, D H, P H SterlingMine
Botley Wood (SU50)30/09/1991-J R Langmaid, R J DicksonMine
Botley Wood (SU50)20/09/1992-J R Langmaid, P H SterlingMine
Sparsholt (SU43)19/10/1992-Tony DobsonLarval
Botley Wood (SU50)17/06/1993-J R Langmaid, R M PalmerMine
Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60)14/07/1996oneJ R LangmaidMine
Crab Wood, Sparsholt (SU42)20/09/1997-J R Langmaid, A M EmmetMine
Alver Valley NR (SU50)29/09/1997-J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, S Swift, D WalkerMine
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)03/10/1998-J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, D G Green, T Norriss, P BuddMine
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)03/10/1998-Richard J DicksonMine
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SZ39)03/10/1998-David G GreenLarval
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)06/10/1999-Brian ElliottLarval
Havant Thicket (SU71)09/10/1999-J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, B ElliottMine
Southleigh Forest (SU70)03/11/1999-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellMine
West Walk, Wickham (SU51)15/10/2000oneRichard J DicksonMine
Thatcher's Copse (SU50)18/10/2000-Richard J DicksonMine
Botley Wood (SU50)19/07/2001oneJ R Langmaid, B ElliottMine
Botley Wood (SU50)23/07/2003-J R Langmaid, M R YoungMine
West Walk, Wickham (SU61)16/09/2004-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellMine
Waterlooville (SU61)05/11/2005oneRichard J MooreMine
Beaulieu Estate (SU40)26/10/2007-J R Langmaid, B GoaterMine
Wickham Common (SU51)31/10/2007-J R LangmaidMine
Botley Wood (SU50)25/06/2009-J R Langmaid, B ElliottMine
Botley Wood (SU51)25/06/2009-J R Langmaid, B ElliottMine
Chandlers Ford (SU42)28/07/2009oneBrian ElliottMine
Winchester (SU42)16/07/2011oneTim WalkerAdult
Old Winchester Hill (SU62)27/10/2014oneRichard J DicksonMine

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Harewood Forest (SU44)1975-Unknown-
Itchen Abbas (SU53)30/09/1984-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Bartley Heath (SU75)24/10/1994-Tony DobsonLarval
Harewood Forest (SU44)26/10/1997-David G GreenLarval
Bartley Heath (SU75)22/05/1999twoTony Dobson-
Micheldever (SU54)29/04/2000-David G GreenAdult
Micheldever (SU54)29/07/2000oneDavid G GreenAdult
Fleet (SU85)24/10/2001-Rob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU75)24/10/2001-Rob EdmundsMine
Fleet (SU75)09/10/2002-Rob EdmundsLarval
Silchester Common (SU66)21/10/2003oneGraham DennisMine
Fleet (SU75)26/10/2003-Rob EdmundsLarval
Odiham (SU75)16/10/2007fiveTony DobsonMine
Alice Holt (SU83)21/10/2007-J R Langmaid et al Mine
Pamber Forest (SU66)11/10/2009-J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J NorrissMine
Home Farm Wood, Burkham (SU64)09/10/2011oneTony DavisMine
Hook (SU75)19/10/2015-Graham J DennisMine