Photo © Andy Mitchell

Cosmopterix zieglerella

Checklist Number
34.005 [B&F: 0894]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Cosmopterigidae
Subfamily:Cosmopteriginae
Genus:Cosmopterix
Species:zieglerella
Authority:(Hübner, [1810])

Nationally scarce (Nb) in hedgerows in south-eastern England, from Kent northwards to Norfolk and westwards to Berkshire. In Hampshire first reported in 2003, since when leaf mines have been found in scattered locations across the north and centre, and first reported from the Isle of Wight in 2014. Wingspan 8.5-10.5 mm. Very similar to C. schmidiella, which is now believed to be extinct in the British Isles, and C. orichalcea, which has a different arrangement of metallic markings in the basal area of the wing. Larva mines leaves of Hop, over-wintering in a cocoon.

Update: Status review, December 2019.

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
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Alverstone (SZ58)20/09/2014-Phil BardenMine
Afton Marsh (SZ38)26/06/2017onePhil BardenAdult
Afton Marsh (SZ38)30/06/2017fivePhil BardenAdult
Afton Marsh (SZ38)09/09/201820Sue DaviesMine
Afton Marsh (SZ38)09/08/201920Sue DaviesMine
Afton Marsh (SZ38)06/07/2020sixSue DaviesAdult
Afton Marsh (SZ38)14/09/2020-Phil BardenMine (vacated)
Alverstone (SZ58)17/09/2020threePhil BardenMine (vacated)
Afton Marsh (SZ38)15/09/2022-Phil BardenMine (vacated)
Ventnor (SZ57)16/09/2022-Phil BardenMine (vacated)

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Bushfield (SU42)15/09/200430Tim WalkerMine
Allbrook (SU42)02/09/2010oneDavid S HubbleMine
Nursling (SU31)24/07/2022-Jason ClaxtonMine (vacated)
Test Way, Lee (SU31)20/08/2022-Jason ClaxtonMine (vacated)

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Silchester Common (SU66)30/07/2003100Graham DennisMine
Dogmersfield (SU75)03/09/2003twoRob EdmundsLarval
Dogmersfield (SU75)06/09/2003twoRob EdmundsLarval
Winchfield (SU75)10/09/2003twoRob EdmundsLarval
Dogmersfield (SU75)11/09/2003oneRob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU85)18/09/2003oneRob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU75)22/09/200312Rob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU75)25/09/2003twoRob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU75)27/08/200411Rob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU85)18/12/2004oneRob EdmundsMine (vacated)
Silchester Common (SU66)23/06/2005oneGraham DennisAdult
Fleet (SU75)21/08/2005threeRob EdmundsLarval
Greywell (SU75)16/09/2005twoPaul BoswellMine (vacated)
Fleet (SU75)03/09/2006-Rob EdmundsLarval
Fleet (SU75)10/09/2007-Rob EdmundsMine
Church Crookham (SU85)22/09/2008twoRob EdmundsMine
Leckford Estate (SU33)28/09/2009-J R Langmaid, B ElliottMine (vacated)
Weston Colley (SU53)01/08/2010-David G GreenLarval
Hunton (SU43)19/08/2010-David G GreenLarval
Shortheath Common, Oakhanger (SU73)23/09/2011-Tony DavisMine (vacated)
Leckford Estate (SU33)20/10/2011-J R Langmaid, M R Young, B ElliottMine (vacated)
Leckford Estate (SU33)13/08/2012-J R Langmaid, M R, J E YoungMine
Silchester Common (SU66)13/09/2013eightGraham DennisMine (vacated)
Silchester Common (SU66)08/08/2018-Graham J DennisMine (vacated)
Farnborough (SU85)25/06/2020oneKeith B WillsAdult
Woolmer Forest (SU73)31/07/2020oneTony DavisMine
Leckford Estate (SU33)17/09/2020-J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young, B ElliottMine
Lower Bullington (SU44)30/08/2022-Tony DavisMine (vacated)