Photo © Glynne Evans
Yponomeuta irrorella
Checklist Number16.006 [B&F: 0429]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Subfamily: | Yponomeutinae |
| Genus: | Yponomeuta |
| Species: | irrorella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, 1796) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and recorded only from woodland on chalky soils in parts of Hampshire and Kent. Very local and occasional in Hampshire, but not in recent years in the north; in southern Hampshire, recorded in numbers on The Moors Local Nature Reserve, Bishop's Waltham, in 2001, otherwise there has been just one other record this century. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 19-25 mm. Larva feeds on Spindle, living within a silken web.
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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51) | 27/07/2001 | nine | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 26/07/2008 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Dibden Purlieu (SU40) | 25/06/2020 | one | Bob Chapman | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 14/07/2021 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Marchwood (SU30) | 24/07/2021 | one | Chris Thain | Adult |
| Broughton (SU33) | 25/07/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Crawley (SU43) | 04/08/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 15/07/2009 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Barton Stacey (SU44) | 25/06/2020 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 17/07/2020 | one | Tim Norriss, Henry Edmunds | Adult |
