Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Checklist Number
35.116 [B&F: 0816]

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

Classification

Family:Gelechiidae
Subfamily:Gelechiinae
Genus:Scrobipalpa
Species:obsoletella
Authority:(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841)

Nationally scarce (Nb) on coastal saltmarshes and sandy beaches in southern England and southern Wales, becoming more local northwards and recorded as far north as south Aberdeenshire (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). In Hampshire reasonably common along the coast from Warsash in the west to Sandy Point, Hayling in the east; not recorded elsewhere in the county or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 12-14 mm. The palest of our Scrobipalpa species; other species with which it can be confused, for example S. nitentella, and S. atriplicella, usually have much darker forewings with often bigger or more distinct dark spots; some forms of S. salinella can be superficially similar, but S. obsoletella is greyer and without any red-brown coloration on the wings (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). Larva feeds within stems of Orache, over-wintering as a pupa.

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
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Isle of Wight (SZ57)1859oneStainton collAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Catisfield (SU50)13/06/1971oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ69)08/06/1973twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Browndown north (SZ59)06/08/1976oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)31/07/1982oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)28/07/1983-J R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)11/08/1983oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)18/07/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)30/07/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)16/05/1988oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)24/07/1989oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)09/08/1991oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)13/08/1991oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)16/08/1991oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)27/05/1992oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hayling Island (SZ79)04/08/1995oneJ R Langmaid, T RuttenAdult
Warsash (SU40)05/06/1996oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)31/07/1996oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hayling (SZ69)15/08/1998twoJ R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, R J Dickson, R Hayward, P R DAdult
Hayling (SZ69)15/08/1998twoPete Durnell, John R Langmaid, Richard Dickson, Tim NorrissAdult
Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ69)15/08/1998-Richard J DicksonAdult
Hayling (SU70)07/09/1998-J R Langmaid, M G M JansenLarval
Southsea (SZ69)04/07/1999oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)15/07/2003oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)03/08/2003oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)23/07/2008oneJ R LangmaidAdult