Photo © Mike Wall
Apotomis semifasciana
Checklist Number49.146 [B&F: 1089]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Apotomis |
| Species: | semifasciana |
| Authority: | (Haworth, 1811) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland and along freshwater margins throughout the British Isles, except in northern Scotland. In Hampshire virtually unknown away from Botley Wood, with just a handful of records elsewhere in the county and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 17-21 mm. Black and white forms may be confused with A. lineana, but A. semifasciana has broader forewing and lacks the greyish suffusion along the dorsum; another possible confusion species is A. infida but generally darker, with a less outwardly oblique inner edge of the median fascia, and more weakly angulate outer edge of the subbasal fascia [Bradley]. Larva feeds on catkins of Sallow, subsequently living within a leaf-fold.
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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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 10/07/2003 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1893 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
| Woodside, Lymington (SZ59) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ39) | 14/07/1994 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Fort Victoria CP (SZ38) | 03/08/1995 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ39) | 07/07/1999 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ39) | 01/07/2001 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ39) | 24/07/2001 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 17/07/2006 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 21/07/2008 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 1980 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 12/07/1994 | - | J R Langmaid, P M Potts, P Waring | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 19/05/1995 | - | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Larval |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 04/07/1995 | - | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 06/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 15/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 22/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 23/07/2004 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 23/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 26/07/2004 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 03/08/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Cadland (SU40) | 09/07/2005 | - | B Goater, B Elliott | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 29/07/2005 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 29/07/2005 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 14/07/2006 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 11/08/2006 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 25/07/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 18/07/2008 | two | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 18/07/2008 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 16/07/2013 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 06/06/2018 | one | David Evans | Adult |
| Pennington (SZ39) | 02/06/2020 | one | Richard Coomber | Adult |