Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland in southern England. In Hampshire recorded infrequently and irregularly from a handful of sites, mainly in the south. First recorded on the Isle of Wight at Parkhurst Forest in 1973, but not since. Wingspan 19-24 mm. Reliably separated from P. josephinae and P. subochreella only by dissection of the genitalia, however P. josephinae tends to appear later in the year, and P. subochreella generally has a plainer forewing and darker hindwing. Larva feeds on leaf litter and various lichens, living and feeding in a movable case.
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Detail records |
Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
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VC10 Isle of Wight |
Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 02-Jun-1973 | one | Appleton, D | Adult |
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VC11 South Hampshire |
Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 1979 | - | Anon | - |
Mallard Wood, New Forest (SU30) | 1983 | - | Anon | - |
Matley Wood (SU30) | 1983 | - | Anon | - |
Mallard Wood, New Forest (SU30) | 1985 | - | Sterling, DH; Sterling, MJ; Sterling, PH | - |
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 01-Jun-1985 | one | Langmaid, JR; Pelham-Clinton, EC; Sterling, DH | Adult |
Emer Bog NR (SU42) | 01-Jun-1991 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Adult |
Frame Wood (SU30) | 09-May-2000 | - | Green, DG; Parsons, MS | Adult |
Marwell (SU52) | 20-Jun-2005 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 30-May-2008 | one | Wheeler, Keith | Adult |
West Walk (SU61) | 27-May-2011 | one | Dickson, Richard | Adult |
Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 18-May-2014 | one | Godfrey, Keith | Adult |
West Walk (SU61) | 23-May-2017 | one | Opie, Maurice | Adult |
Romsey (SU32) | 16-May-2019 | one | Jones, Nigel R | Adult |
Romsey (SU32) | 08-May-2020 | one | Jones, Nigel R | Adult |
Romsey (SU32) | 08-May-2020 | one | Jones, Nigel R | Adult |
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VC12 North Hampshire |
Pamber Forest (SU66) | 08-Jun-1974 | one | Appleton, D | Adult |
Herbert Plantation LNR (SU46) | 15-Jun-2001 | one | Davis, Tony | Adult |
Deadwater Valley (SU83) | 12-Jun-2009 | one | Montegriffo, Nick | Adult |
Weston Colley (SU53) | 28-Jun-2010 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
Weston Colley (SU53) | 26-Jun-2011 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
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