Photo © Keith Wheeler
Aproaerema polychromella
Checklist Number35.009 [B&F: 0850]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anacampsinae |
| Genus: | Aproaerema |
| Species: | polychromella |
| Authority: | (Rebel, 1902) |
Very rare immigrant from southern Europe. First recorded in Britain on 20 February 1952 at Bexley, Kent, with a second on 1 February 1999 at Chessington, Surrey. The only records to date from the area covered by this website are of one on Hayling Island, and another at Burton, Christchurch (Dorset), both on 24 May 2009. Around that time it was recorded from Canford in Dorset, and was also found new to Ireland. Wingspan 7-10 mm.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totland (SZ38) | 17/12/2015 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 18/12/2015 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 19/12/2015 | two | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 19/12/2015 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 19/12/2015 | one | Stephen Plummer | Adult |
| Plaish (SZ48) | 27/12/2015 | one | Kevin Rylands | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton, nr Christchurch (SZ19) | 24/05/2009 | one | Jean Southworth | Adult |
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 24/05/2009 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
| Sholing (SU41) | 16/12/2015 | one | Andrew Collins | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 16/12/2015 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Sholing (SU41) | 17/12/2015 | one | Andrew Collins | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 17/12/2015 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 18/12/2015 | four | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 18/12/2015 | three | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 18/12/2015 | one | Alec Harmer | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 18/12/2015 | two | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 19/12/2015 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 19/12/2015 | three | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Bitterne (SU41) | 25/12/2015 | one | Wayne Borras | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 27/12/2015 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Bitterne (SU41) | 29/12/2015 | one | Wayne Borras | Adult |
