Photo © Chris Manley
Acrolepiopsis marcidella
Checklist Number19.013 [B&F: 0475]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Acrolepiinae |
| Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
| Species: | marcidella |
| Authority: | (Curtis, 1850) |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and restricted to deciduous woodland in the coastal counties of south-eastern England. In Hampshire known from the 19th Century, thereafter not recorded until 1986, with an increase in records from 1995 onwards, when fairly frequent in the south of the county. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 13-15 mm. Larva mines fruit of Butcher's-broom.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 28/06/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, M S Parsons | Adult |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 13/06/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Heckford | Adult |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU51) | 13/06/1997 | seven | J R Langmaid, R J Heckford | Adult |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU51) | 10/07/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Ashurst, NF (SU30) | 17/07/1997 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Hayling Island (SU70) | 25/07/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Hayling (SU70) | 25/07/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 14/08/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 17/09/1997 | two | J R Langmaid, A M Emmet | Larval |
| Alver Valley NR (SU50) | 22/09/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, D Walker | Larval |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 10/10/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, D J L Agassiz, J C Koster | Mine |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 09/08/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, M S Parsons | Larval |
| Roydon Woods NR (SU30) | 1999 | - | Phil Budd | - |
| Fareham, Cams Bay (SU50) | 21/08/1999 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 21/08/1999 | - | J R Langmaid, J C Koster, H van der Wolf | Mine |
| Cams Bay (SU50) | 21/08/1999 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Hoe Gate & Rudley Mill (SU61) | 28/09/1999 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 07/10/1999 | - | Phil Budd | Larval |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 01/08/2000 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Hayling (SU70) | 22/08/2000 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, R J Dickson, A M Davis | Larval feeding signs |
| Hayling island (SU70) | 22/08/2000 | one | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 12/07/2005 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Mine |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 09/10/2005 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott, T Norriss et al | Mine (vacated) |
| The Hangers, Bishops Waltham (SU51) | 12/06/2010 | one | Simon Ingram | Adult |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Larval feeding signs |
| Cams Bay (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | five | John R Langmaid | Larval feeding signs |
| Staunton CP (SU70) | 28/08/2011 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Larval |
| Cams Bay (SU50) | 06/09/2012 | two | Richard J Dickson | Larval feeding signs |
| Fareham (SU50) | 06/09/2012 | one | Richard J Dickson | Larval feeding signs |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 24/09/2023 | five | Tony Davis | Mine |