Photo © Glynne Evans
Ethmia quadrillella
Checklist Number33.002 [B&F: 0719]
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Nationally scarce (Nb) in fens, marshes, damp woodland, waste ground, gardens and on river-banks in England, as far north as Westmorland and Cumberland, but absent from south-west England and Wales (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). First recorded in Hampshire in 2012, with another in 2018: however 2020 saw a record seven individuals, including the first for VC12 and the Isle of Wight, and it looks set to be a species that will increase in numbers annually. Wingspan 15-19 mm. Larva feeds on shoots and leaves of Common Comfrey, Tuberous Comfrey, Lungwort and Common Gromwell, beneath a silken web, over-wintering as a pupa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alverstone to Newchurch cycle path (SZ58) | 08/06/2020 | one | Ricky Ashanollah | Adult |
| Wheelers Bay (SZ57) | 08/08/2020 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 08/08/2020 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 09/08/2020 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Haseley Manor (SZ58) | 11/08/2020 | two | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Haseley Manor (SZ58) | 19/07/2021 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Osborne Wood (SZ59) | 18/07/2022 | two | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 19/07/2022 | one | Dave Fairlamb | Adult |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 24/07/2022 | one | Dave Fairlamb | Adult |
| Sandown-Alverstone cycle track (SZ58) | 02/08/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Newport (SZ48) | 10/08/2022 | one | Debbie Pledge | Adult |
| Newport (SZ48) | 12/08/2022 | one | Debbie Pledge | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totton (SU31) | 21/08/2012 | one | Lyz & Derek Hankinson | Adult |
| North End (SU60) | 21/07/2018 | one | Mike Wearing | Adult |
| Botley (SU51) | 13/08/2020 | one | Sue L Bailey | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 18/07/2022 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Botley (SU51) | 19/07/2022 | one | Sue L Bailey | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 20/07/2022 | one | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Swaythling, Southampton (SU41) | 22/07/2022 | one | Mark Edgeller | Adult |
| Swaythling, Southampton (SU41) | 29/07/2022 | one | Mark Edgeller | Adult |
| Totton (SU31) | 30/07/2022 | one | Lyz Hankinson | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 03/08/2022 | two | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 12/08/2022 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Catisfield (SU50) | 14/08/2022 | one | Amy L Robjohns | Adult |
| Buttsash, Hythe (SU40) | 14/08/2022 | one | Juliet Bloss | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 15/08/2022 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 17/08/2022 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 09/06/2023 | one | Antony Tindale | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilbolton (SU33) | 09/08/2020 | one | Sheila Evans | Adult |
| Hammer Vale, Woolmer (SU83) | 12/08/2021 | two | Andy Swan | Adult |
| Farnborough (SU85) | 18/07/2022 | one | Keith B Wills | Adult |
| Hammer Vale, Woolmer (SU83) | 01/08/2022 | one | Andy Swan | Adult |
