Photo © David G Green
Diurnea lipsiella
Checklist Number29.002 [B&F: 0664]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Chimabachidae |
| Subfamily: | Chimabachinae |
| Genus: | Diurnea |
| Species: | lipsiella |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Local in oak woodland throughout much of the British Isles, but not in the Highlands or Islands of Scotland. In Hampshire occurs in similar habitat to that of D. fagella, however it is far less common and seems to have decreased in recent years. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1929. Wingspan male 22-25 mm, female 15-18 mm. Males fly at night and also for several hours from midday to early afternoon on warm windless days; small swarms of males have been seen occasionally at such times, fluttering amongst low plants on the woodland floor while assembling to the barely flightless females (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds on Oak, living between leaves spun together with silk, over-wintering as an egg.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staplers (SZ58) | 1929 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 1929 | - | H G Jeffery | Adult |
| Porchfield (SZ49) | 1929 | - | H G Jeffery | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 23/10/1971 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Burseldon (SU40) | 27/10/1973 | - | David Appleton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 31/10/1976 | three | David Appleton | Adult |
| Brockenhurst (SU20) | 1992 | - | John Chainey | Adult |
| Royden Common North (SU30) | 28/10/1995 | - | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Crock Hill (SU21) | 06/11/1997 | two | David G Green | Adult |
| Island Thorns Inclosure, NF (SU21) | 06/11/1997 | two | David G Green | Adult |
| Emer Bog (SU32) | 04/11/1998 | one | Martin C Harvey | Adult |
| Island Thorns Inclosure, NF (SU21) | 07/11/2005 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 2006 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Crock Hill (SU21) | 13/10/2006 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 27/10/2006 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 03/11/2008 | four | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 10/11/2009 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 17/11/2009 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Highland Water Inclosure (SU20) | 28/10/2011 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 23/10/2012 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Nursling (SU31) | 07/11/2012 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Nursling (SU31) | 07/11/2012 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Hale Purlieu (SU21) | 17/12/2012 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Avon Tyrell Estate (SZ19) | 29/10/2013 | two | David Evans | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 12/11/2013 | two | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 15/11/2013 | two | Kevin Coker | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 06/11/2018 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Totton (SU31) | 07/11/2020 | one | Lyz Hankinson | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 26/10/2021 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Totton (SU31) | 05/11/2021 | one | Lyz Hankinson | Adult |
| Winter Down Copse, Little Somborne (SU33) | 09/11/2021 | two | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Winter Down Copse, Little Somborne (SU33) | 09/11/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Holt (SU84) | 09/11/1974 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Bentley Station Meadow (SU74) | 21/10/1995 | - | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Froxfield Green (SU72) | 26/10/1999 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Bentley Station Meadow (SU74) | 30/10/2004 | two | Patrick Fleet | Adult |
| Bentley Station Meadow (SU74) | 30/10/2004 | two | Sue & Barry Clark | Adult |
| Odiham Common (SU75) | 22/10/2006 | - | J R Langmaid et al | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 08/04/2007 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 05/11/2008 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 28/10/2009 | five | Patrick Fleet | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 28/10/2009 | two | Patrick Fleet | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 16/11/2009 | one | Patrick Fleet | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 28/10/2010 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 31/10/2010 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Dodsley Wood (SU53) | 28/10/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Micheldever Wood (SU53) | 28/10/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Harewood Forest (SU44) | 06/11/2011 | one | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison | Adult |
| Wherwell (SU44) | 07/11/2011 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 09/11/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Straits Inclosure, Alice Holt Forest (SU74) | 24/10/2021 | one | Belinda Ahmed | Adult |
| Shortheath Common, Oakhanger (SU73) | 05/11/2023 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 28/03/2007 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
