Photo © Mike Wall
Whittleia retiella
Checklist Number11.015 [B&F: 0190]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Subfamily: | Epichnopteriginae |
| Genus: | Whittleia |
| Species: | retiella |
| Authority: | (Newman, 1847) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on saltmarshes in south-eastern England, from Hampshire to Suffolk. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan male 8-10 mm, female wingless. The male flies in sunshine. Larva feeds on Common Saltmarsh-grass, living within a movable case; case length 8-12 mm.
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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hound Shore (SU40) | 04/06/1974 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Northney, Hayling (SU70) | 07/06/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 18/04/2009 | one | Brian Elliott | Case |
