Nationally scarce (Na) on downland and coastal cliffs in England and Wales, from Cornwall to Kent, northwards along the western coast as far as Cheshire; the Isle of Man, Yorkshire and Northumberland (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1); uncommon in Wales and Scotland. Very rare on the Isle of Wight, with just 13 records prior to the present century; however, increased recording since 2010 has turned up single records in most years. Not recorded from Hampshire to date. Wingspan 14-17 mm. Larva mines leaves of Wild Carrot, subsequently living within a leaf-roll.
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Detail records |
Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
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VC10 Isle of Wight |
Sandown (SZ58) | 1893 | - | IWNHS | Adult |
Sandown (SZ58) | 01/09/1898 | - | Prout, LB | Adult |
Sandown (SZ58) | 07/09/1898 | - | Prout, LB | Adult |
Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | Vic County History | Adult |
Gurnard (SZ49) | 1900 | - | Blair, Dr K.G. | Adult |
St. Catherine's Down (SZ47) | 1900 | - | Vic County History | Adult |
Sandown (SZ58) | 1341 | - | Prout, LB | Adult |
Shanklin (SZ58) | 1926 | - | Fassnidge, W | Adult |
Ventnor (SZ57) | 06-Apr-1928 | one | Waters, EGR | Adult |
Freshwater (SZ38) | 1951 | one | Blair, Dr K.G. | Adult |
Ventnor (SZ57) | 19-Apr-1977 | - | Dickson, RJ | Adult |
Freshwater (SZ38) | 16-Mar-1998 | one | Knill-Jones, Sam | Adult |
Freshwater Bay (SZ38) | 19-Aug-2012 | one | Davies, Sue | Adult |
Rocken End (SZ47) | 23-Sep-2014 | one | Barden, Phil | Adult |
Compton (SZ38) | 10-Aug-2015 | one | Plummer, Stephen | Adult |
Wheelers Bay (SZ57) | 06-Aug-2016 | one | Butler, Andy | Adult |
Bonchurch (SZ57) | 28-Mar-2019 | one | Halsey, James | Adult |
Wheelers Bay (SZ57) | 13-Apr-2020 | one | Butler, Andy | Adult |
Shanklin (SZ58) | 04-Sep-2020 | one | Outlaw, Iain | Adult |
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