Photo © Mike Wall
Tansy Plume
Gillmeria ochrodactyla
Checklist Number45.009 [B&F: 1503]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Gillmeria |
| Species: | ochrodactyla |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in flower meadows and gardens in parts of England and Wales. In Hampshire the foodplant is very local and so, therefore is the moth, which is known only from the Portsmouth area, where it is common amongst the foodplant. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 24-28 mm. Similar to G. pallidactyla but the third pair of legs in the latter is largely one colour, in the present species it is banded brown and white below the middle spur, and the forewing is more distinctly marked. Gillmeria ochrodactyla flies around tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), and therefore also on ruderal grasslands. G. pallidactyla lives on yarrow (Achillea).
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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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 07/07/2017 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastney (SZ69) | 22/07/1978 | - | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Eastney (SZ69) | 31/05/1979 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Eastney (SZ69) | 20/06/1981 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Eastney (SZ69) | 04/08/1984 | two | J R Langmaid, R M Palmer | Adult |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 28/05/1995 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Heckford | Larval |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 22/06/1997 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 05/08/1999 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 18/07/2000 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 26/07/2000 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 18/07/2003 | three | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 19/07/2003 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 22/07/2003 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 20/05/2004 | - | J R Langmaid, A J Pickles, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 26/07/2004 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 27/07/2004 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Stanpit (SZ19) | 15/07/2005 | 16 | P A Davey, R P Harley | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 26/06/2011 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 01/07/2011 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 23/07/2013 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 25/08/2013 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 25/07/2016 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 29/07/2019 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 30/07/2019 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 21/07/2021 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Stanpit Recreation and Depot (SZ19) | 13/08/2024 | two | Robin P Harley | Adult |