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Aproaerema vinella
Checklist Number35.006 [B&F: 0846]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anacampsinae |
| Genus: | Aproaerema |
| Species: | vinella |
| Authority: | Bankes, 1898 |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and thought possibly extinct, as it was known only from rough pastures and field edges on the Wealden clay in Sussex, being last recorded on Ditchling Common in 1990: the decline was believed to be associated with the loss of the foodplant to agriculture.
It was therefore surprising when larval webs of this species were discovered at a site on the Isle of Wight in June 2013 - some 70km distant from the previously known locality - during a successful search for the larvae of Agonopterix atomella, and subsequently at two other localities there in June 2014 (S. D. Beavan and R. J. Heckford, Entomologists Gazette 65: 209-214 (2014)). It has subsequently been found in other sites nearby on the island.
Wingspan 11-12 mm.
The larva feeds on Dyer's Greenweed, living between leaves spun together with silk.
It was therefore surprising when larval webs of this species were discovered at a site on the Isle of Wight in June 2013 - some 70km distant from the previously known locality - during a successful search for the larvae of Agonopterix atomella, and subsequently at two other localities there in June 2014 (S. D. Beavan and R. J. Heckford, Entomologists Gazette 65: 209-214 (2014)). It has subsequently been found in other sites nearby on the island.
Wingspan 11-12 mm.
The larva feeds on Dyer's Greenweed, living between leaves spun together with silk.
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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| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight (SZ48) | 21/06/2013 | one | Stella D Beavan | Larval |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 21/06/2013 | - | David Biggs | Larval |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 21/06/2013 | one | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Larval |
| Isle of Wight (SZ48) | 23/06/2013 | - | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Larval |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 23/06/2013 | - | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Larval |
| Porchfield (SZ49) | 31/05/2014 | - | Barry Angell | Larval |
| Isle of Wight (SZ48) | 05/06/2014 | four | Mark Parsons, Tim Norriss, Paul Davies etc | Larval |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 05/06/2014 | four | Mark Parsons, Tim Norriss, Paul Davies etc | Larval |
| Isle of Wight (SZ48) | 25/06/2014 | - | SD Bevan, RJ Heckford, AP Foster, S Adams | Larval |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 25/06/2014 | - | SD Bevan, RJ Heckford, AP Foster, S Adams | Larval |
| Jersey Camp (SZ49) | 17/07/2015 | three | Ian Merrifield | Adult |
| Jersey Camp (SZ49) | 22/07/2016 | one | Ian Merrifield | Adult |
| Jersey Camp (SZ49) | 29/07/2016 | three | Ian Merrifield | Adult |
| Jersey Camp (SZ49) | 31/08/2016 | one | Ian Merrifield | Adult |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 02/07/2021 | two | Phil Barden | Larval |
| Newtown Meadows (SZ49) | 23/04/2022 | three | Phil Barden | Adult |