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Nationally scarce (Nb) in shady woodland throughout much of England and Wales. Widely distributed across Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, but very infrequently recorded and probably absent from much of north-east Hampshire. Wingspan 7-9 mm. Could be confused with M. locupletella, but smaller and darker, and with cilia pale dorsally. Larva mines leaves of Enchanter's-nightshade, over-wintering as a pupa.
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Detail records |
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| VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county) |
| West Park (SU11) | 06-Jul-2002 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
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| VC10 Isle of Wight |
| Bouldnor (SZ39) | 1900 | - | Blair, Dr K.G. | Adult |
| Osborne House (SZ59) | 22-Aug-1998 | - | Biggs, DT | Mine |
| Norris Wood (SZ59) | 22-Aug-1998 | - | Biggs, DT | - |
| Norris Wood (SZ59) | 22-Aug-1998 | - | Biggs, David | Larval |
| Norris Wood (SZ59) | 22-Aug-1998 | - | Biggs, DT | Mine |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 23-Aug-2003 | - | Biggs, David | Mine |
| Godshill (SZ58) | 12-Sep-2004 | one | Cheverton, JM | Mine |
| Wroxall (SZ57) | 20-Sep-2008 | - | Biggs, David | Mine |
| Brighstone Forest (SZ48) | 29-Aug-2010 | - | Biggs, David | Mine |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 30-May-2017 | one | Outlaw, Iain | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 22-Jul-2017 | - | Plummer, Stephen | Larval |
| Shanklin Chine (SZ58) | 27-Sep-2020 | - | Barden, Phil | Mine |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 07-Oct-2020 | one | Outlaw, Iain | Adult |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 11-Aug-1988 | - | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Mine (vacated) |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 03-Sep-1997 | - | Langmaid, JR; Goater, B | Larval |
| Roydon Woods NR (SU30) | 1998 | - | Budd, Philip | - |
| Roydon Woods NR (SZ39) | 1998 | - | Budd, Philip | - |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 21-Aug-1999 | - | Langmaid, JR; Koster, JC; Dickson, RJ; Van der Wolf, H | Mine |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 21-Aug-1999 | - | Dickson, Richard | Mine |
| The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51) | 02-Aug-2001 | - | Langmaid, John & Young, Mark | Larval |
| Corhampton (SU52) | 29-Aug-2001 | - | Langmaid, John & Thirlwell, Ian | Mine |
| Royal Victoria Country Park (SU40) | 11-Sep-2001 | - | Budd, Philip | Mine |
| Knight Wood (SU42) | 2003 | - | Elliott, Brian | Mine |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 27-Sep-2003 | two | Langmaid, John & Thirlwell, Ian | Mine (vacated) |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 22-Sep-2005 | two | Langmaid, John & Thirlwell, Ian | Mine |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 2006 | - | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
| Upham (SU52) | 23-Jun-2006 | one | Dickson, Richard | Adult |
| Chewton Common (SZ29) | 04-Sep-2009 | - | Budd, Philip | Mine |
| Southwick (SU60) | 29-Aug-2011 | one | Langmaid, John, M.R. & J.E. Young | Mine (vacated) |
| Busketts Wood, Ashurst (SU31) | 04-Jun-2012 | 40 | Godfrey, Keith | Mine |
| Hedge End (SU41) | 06-Aug-2012 | - | Budd, Philip | Mine |
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| VC12 North Hampshire |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 31-Aug-1981 | - | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Mine |
| Wildhern (SU35) | 26-Jun-2001 | one | Green, David G | Adult |
| Bransbury Common (SU44) | 26-Aug-2003 | - | Budd, PA | Mine |
| Bransbury Common (SU44) | 26-Aug-2003 | one | Budd, Philip | Mine |
| Old Basing (SU65) | 17-Jun-2005 | one | Andrews, J; Wall, MJ | Adult |
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| VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county) |
| Mortimer (SU66) | 06-Aug-2003 | one | Dennis, Graham | Adult |
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