Photo © Rob Edmunds
Phyllonorycter tenerella
Checklist Number15.037 [B&F: 0318]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithocolletinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | tenerella |
| Authority: | (Joannis, 1915) |
Local in woodland throughout much of south-eastern England, found elsewhere as an introduction in Hornbeam plantations. In Hampshire apart from one old record from Alice Holt in 1963, recorded only since 1998, mostly by Rob Edmunds around Fleet, but also near Bentley and Odiham in north Hampshire and at Lower Test Marsh in south Hampshire. Recorded on the Isle of Wight for the first time at Osborne in 2010. Wingspan 6-8 mm. Imago may come to light, but more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Hornbeam, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne (SZ59) | 17/08/2010 | two | David Biggs | Mine |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Test Marshes NR (SU31) | 1998 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 24/07/2010 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 17/10/2014 | one | David Evans | Mine |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 13/06/2015 | one | David Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Holt (SU84) | 02/09/1963 | - | E A Sadler | Larval |
| Bentley Station Meadow (SU74) | 28/08/1998 | one | David G Green | Mine |
| Harewood Peak (SU44) | 16/10/2000 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Bentley (SU74) | 12/10/2001 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Odiham Common (SU75) | 12/10/2002 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Rotten Green (SU75) | 20/10/2002 | two | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 10/10/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Rotten Green (SU75) | 15/10/2004 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 21/10/2004 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 21/11/2004 | one | Rob Edmunds | Pupal |
| Odiham Common (SU75) | 22/10/2006 | one | J R Langmaid, J Porter, G A Collins | Mine |
| Odiham Wood (SU75) | 22/10/2006 | - | Tony Dobson | Mine |
| Wildhern (SU35) | 08/10/2007 | - | Phil Budd | Mine |
| Fleet (SU75) | 10/10/2008 | one | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Butterwood, Greywell (SU75) | 07/11/2010 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, M J Wall, A H Dobson, P A Boswe | Mine |
| Butter Wood (SU75) | 15/10/2011 | 15 | Tony Dobson | Mine |
| Morgaston Wood (SU65) | 28/09/2013 | - | Phil Budd | Mine |
| Liss Forest (SU72) | 15/10/2019 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Moore, M R, J E Young | Mine |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 05/09/2021 | - | Mike Wall | Mine (vacated) |
