Photo © Keith Tailby
Incurvaria praelatella
Checklist Number08.004 [B&F: 0132]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Subfamily: | Incurvariinae |
| Genus: | Incurvaria |
| Species: | praelatella |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Local in clearings in damp woodland throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire only recorded regularly from Botley Wood, with a handful of records elsewhere in the county and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 11-14 mm. Characterised by small streak at base of wing, narrow, occasionally broken, fascia at one third, and yellow head. Larva mines leaves of Wild Strawberry, living within a movable case.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 28/05/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 23/07/1984 | one | Jim M Cheverton | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Forest (SU20) | 1900 | - | Unknown | - |
| Brockenhurst (SU30) | 1920 | - | W Fassnidge | - |
| Southampton (SU41) | 1920 | - | W Fassnidge | - |
| Lyndhurst (SU30) | 1960 | - | David J L Agassiz | - |
| Itchen Valley CP (SU42) | 1960 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 19/06/1974 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 01/07/1978 | - | J R Langmaid et al | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 01/07/1978 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 20/06/1982 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 12/07/1994 | one | J R Langmaid, P M Potts, P Waring | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 04/07/1995 | one | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Adult |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 27/04/1998 | - | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 20/05/1998 | - | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 28/06/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 08/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 17/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 21/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 23/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 25/05/2007 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 04/06/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Mottisfont (SU32) | 13/05/2009 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 23/06/2009 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Hen Wood (SU62) | 04/06/2010 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 29/05/2012 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 12/07/2013 | one | David Evans | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 17/06/2014 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 21/06/2016 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Hen Wood (SU62) | 08/07/2016 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 29/06/2018 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Winter Down Copse, Little Somborne (SU33) | 17/06/2022 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armsworth (SU63) | 1975 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Harewood Forest (SU44) | 07/06/1997 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Bentley Station Meadow (SU74) | 2000 | one | Jonty Denton | Adult |
| Harewood Peak (SU44) | 03/06/2001 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Micheldever Wood (SU53) | 29/05/2003 | - | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Ashford Hill Meadows (SU56) | 14/06/2008 | one | Mike Wall & Alison Cross | Adult |
| Cheriton (SU52) | 15/05/2011 | one | Patrick Fleet | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 07/06/2016 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 22/05/2017 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU43) | 24/05/2017 | seven | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 30/05/2017 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 23/05/2018 | one | Mark Hammond, Keith Tailby, Peter Clarke, Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 23/05/2018 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 26/05/2018 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Crawley (SU43) | 31/05/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Crawley (SU43) | 31/05/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU43) | 06/05/2022 | nine | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU43) | 06/05/2022 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Crawley (SU43) | 26/05/2022 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Crawley (SU43) | 26/05/2022 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
