Photo © Brian Stone
Aethes hartmanniana
Checklist Number49.114 [B&F: 0941]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | hartmanniana |
| Authority: | (Clerck, 1759) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) on chalk downland throughout England and Wales, but distribution poorly known due to confusion with A. piercei. In Hampshire recorded this century from St Catherine's Hill and Portsdown only, the former not since 2001; previously present at such sites as Broughton Down, Old Winchester Hill and Noar Hill. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1981, at Brading Down, but it may still occur there. Wingspan 15-23 mm. Differs from A. piercei in its smaller size, the lighter and often distinctly yellow general coloration of the forewing, the more obtusely angled median fascia, and the silver-white spots which coalesce and form continuous striae [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Field Scabious and Small Scabious.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Down NNR (SU01) | 08/06/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, R M Palmer | Adult |
| Martin Down NNR (SU01) | 07/06/2015 | one | Neil Sherman & A W Prichard | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Down (SZ38) | 1850 | - | E R Bankes | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1850 | - | E R Bankes | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1880 | - | South | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1923 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 21/07/1974 | - | Colin C Smith | Adult |
| Compton Bay (SZ38) | 27/07/1975 | - | Colin C Smith | Adult |
| Brading Down (SZ58) | 11/06/1981 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71) | 07/07/1977 | one | Jeremy Chadd | Adult |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 03/07/1983 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill NNR (SU62) | 23/07/1997 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| St. Catherine's Hill NR (SU42) | 24/06/2001 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Portchester Common SSSI (SU60) | 24/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portchester Common SSSI (SU60) | 29/05/2009 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 28/06/2009 | two | J R Langmaid, M R Young | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 16/05/2013 | three | J R Langmaid, M R Young | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 18/05/2013 | two | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 21/05/2014 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 25/07/2014 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 05/07/2019 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne (SU73) | 06/07/1974 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne (SU73) | 23/05/1975 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Noar Hill HIWWT NR (SU73) | 28/05/2022 | - | Ant Marriott | Adult |