Photo © Dave Cooke
Batrachedra pinicolella
Checklist Number36.002 [B&F: 0879]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Subfamily: | Batrachedrinae |
| Genus: | Batrachedra |
| Species: | pinicolella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1839) |
Hall and Plant wrote in Ent Rec 134(2) April 2022, following Berggren et al, 2022 in ZooKeys 1085 that B. pinicolella should be split into two species, with B. confusella being new to science. The two can only be reliably identified by dissection. The present species appears to be rare, but this is based on only a very limited data set to date.
B. pinicolella appears restricted to Norway Spruce, with confusella having a wider range of pabula, on various Pinus species and Larix. As such it can be expected that most, if not all, Hampshire and Isle of Wight records refer to the latter.
Given the above, there are at present no confirmed records of pinicolella for our area. The mapped distribution refers to what for now must be considered to be pinicolella/confusella agg.
B. pinicolella appears restricted to Norway Spruce, with confusella having a wider range of pabula, on various Pinus species and Larix. As such it can be expected that most, if not all, Hampshire and Isle of Wight records refer to the latter.
Given the above, there are at present no confirmed records of pinicolella for our area. The mapped distribution refers to what for now must be considered to be pinicolella/confusella agg.
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) | 18/05/2002 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 13/07/2013 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Wood, NF (SU30) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Matley Wood, NF (SU30) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Mallard Wood, NF (SU30) | 03/07/1982 | one | J R Langmaid, D H, M J Sterling | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 14/07/1984 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 17/07/1984 | two | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 16/07/1985 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 24/07/1985 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 14/07/1986 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 19/07/1986 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 20/06/1989 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 23/06/1989 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 10/07/1991 | - | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 12/07/1994 | - | J R Langmaid, P M Potts, P Waring | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 10/07/1997 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 23/06/1998 | three | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 06/07/2003 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Ringwood Forest (SU10) | 02/07/2008 | two | Roy Goff | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 01/07/2010 | two | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 02/07/2010 | six | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 04/07/2010 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 26/06/2011 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 10/07/2011 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 28/06/2012 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 19/07/2013 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 04/07/2014 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 21/07/2014 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Gosport (SU60) | 30/05/2021 | one | Kevin Ilsley | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Valley, Andover (SU34) | 18/06/2017 | one | Tim Norriss | Adult |
| Castle Bottom NNR (SU75) | 25/06/2020 | one | Tony Davis, Josie Hewitt | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 25/06/2020 | two | Graham J Dennis | Adult |