Photo © Charly Streets
Mompha locupletella
Checklist Number40.013 [B&F: 0882]
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Local in damp areas throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight scarce and barely annual in scattered localities, mostly in south-east Hampshire. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Could be confused with M. terminella, but larger and brighter, and with cilia unicolorous. Larva mines leaves of various species of Willowherb.
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 (SZ58) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Appleford (SZ58) | 01/08/1935 | - | S Wakely | Adult |
| Appleford (SZ58) | 1939 | - | S Wakely | Larval |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1946 | - | S Wakely | Larval |
| Cranmore (SZ38) | 14/06/1969 | one | E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Apes Down (SZ48) | 06/06/1978 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Wolverton Marsh (SZ48) | 05/08/2000 | one | David Biggs | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51) | 12/08/1972 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Catisfield (SU50) | 08/08/1975 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Marwell (SU52) | 27/05/1976 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 30/05/1976 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 05/05/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 17/04/1987 | two | J R Langmaid, P H, M J Sterling | Larval |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 02/04/1995 | one | J R Langmaid, M S Parsons | Larval |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 05/06/2001 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Swanwick HWT NR (SU51) | 14/08/2002 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Swanwick HWT NR (SU51) | 22/05/2003 | two | David Appleton | Adult |
| Swanwick HWT NR (SU51) | 23/05/2003 | two | David Appleton | Adult |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 16/06/2003 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 26/08/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 25/04/2007 | - | Brian Elliott | Larval |
| West Walk (SU61) | 16/05/2008 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 27/06/2009 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| West Walk (SU61) | 23/08/2016 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 22/09/2020 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 29/05/1974 | two | David Appleton | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 26/06/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Greywell Fen (SU75) | 17/06/2016 | - | Phil Budd | Adult |
