Hantsmoths

Nationally scarce (Nb) in hedgerows and open woodland in southern England, as far north as Lincolnshire, and eastern Wales (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight recorded only a handful of times, mainly in the south of the county, with a single record from the Island. Wingspan 10-12 mm. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection, and the larvae, which live in cases of characteristic form and which can sometimes be found on the foodplant, may be easier to identify by comparison against a reference collection. Larva mines leaves of Greater Stitchwort, living within a movable case.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records

Very occasional

Irregular

Uncommon

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
The Wilderness, nr. Rooksley (SZ58)	22/09/1977	-	AMEmmet, EC Pelham-Clinton, Dr JD Bradley, RWJ Uffen	Case
Godshill (SZ58)	14/06/2012	-	Brian Elliott	Case

VC11 South Hampshire

Site	Date	Quantity	Recorder	Stage
Bournemouth (SZ09)	1960	-	Scarsdale C S Brown	-
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)	19/07/1978	one	Richard J Dickson	Adult
Braishfield (SU32)	16/04/1981	five	D H Sterling	Case
Hayling Island (SU70)	07/06/1986	-	J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton	Case
Browndown (SZ59)	07/05/1990	-	J R Langmaid, R J Dickson	Case
Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59)	07/05/1990	10	Richard J Dickson	Case
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)	15/05/1996	-	Richard J Dickson	Case
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)	10/03/1997	-	Richard J Dickson	Case
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)	19/03/1997	-	Richard J Dickson	Case
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)	05/05/1998	-	Richard J Dickson	Case
Botley Wood (SU50)	20/05/1998	one	Richard J Dickson	Adult
Roydon Woods NR (SU30)	1999	-	Phil Budd	-
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)	07/07/1999	-	Phil Budd	Adult
Fareham (SU50)	27/07/2000	one	Richard J Dickson	Adult
Brownwich cliffs (SU50)	15/05/2001	-	Richard J Dickson	Case
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)	12/05/2008	one	John R Langmaid	Case
Exbury (SU40)	16/05/2011	-	J R Langmaid, B Elliott	Case
Brownwich (SU50)	25/04/2022	88	Dan Houghton	Case
Thatcher's Copse (SU50)	25/04/2022	88	Dan Houghton	Case
Thatchers Copse, Brownwich (SU50)	29/04/2024	six	Dan Houghton	Case

VC12 North Hampshire

Site	Date	Quantity	Recorder	Stage
Tadley (SU66)	1900	-	W Fassnidge	Larval
Ramsdell (SU55)	1959	-	D W H Ffennell	Larval
Pamber Forest (SU66)	11/10/2009	-	J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J Norriss	Case
Yateley Common (SU85)	15/04/2022	one	Ben Dale	Case
Yateley Common (SU85)	30/04/2022	five	Ben Dale	Case
Yateley Common (SU85)	07/04/2023	three	Ben Dale	Larval