Photo © Mike Wall
Sundew Plume
Buckleria paludum
Checklist Number45.029 [B&F: 1493]
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: | Buckleria |
| Species: | paludum |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1839) |
Nationally scarce (Na) on damp heathland and mosses in parts of England and Wales, more numerous in the south. In Hampshire widespread in the bogs of the New Forest in the vicinity of the foodplant: elsewhere, two adults reported from Shortheath Common, Oakhanger in August 2023 were the first sightings for North Hampshire since Fassnidge reported it from Woolmer Forest in 1928. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-13 mm. The moth is easily disturbed in daytime, and flies naturally just before dusk. Larva feeds on leaves of Round-leaved Sundew.
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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden's Purlieu, NF (SU11) | 23/08/1973 | one | Jeremy Chadd | Adult |
| Ogden's Purlieu, NF (SU11) | 28/08/1973 | one | Jeremy Chadd | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1979 | - | Anon | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1980 | - | Anon | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | - | D Agassiz, A M Emmet, J R Langmaid & E C Pelham-Clinton | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | two | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1983 | - | Anon | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1984 | - | Tony Pickles | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1984 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| White Moor, NF (SU30) | 29/07/1984 | - | D Reavey | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1988 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 11/08/1988 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1989 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 10/06/1990 | one | J R Langmaid, M W Harper | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 07/08/1993 | - | M H Smith | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 07/08/1993 | - | MH Smith, EG Smith | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 27/07/1995 | three | D O'Keeffe | Adult |
| Wood Crates, NF (SU20) | 23/07/1997 | two | John Chainey | Adult |
| Holmsley Bog (SSSI) (SU20) | 26/07/2003 | three | David G Green | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 31/07/2003 | six | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Pig Bush (SU30) | 16/08/2006 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 10/08/2010 | one | Jonty Denton | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 11/08/2013 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Shatterford Bottom, NF (SU30) | 23/06/2014 | one | Patrick Clement | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 25/07/2014 | one | Paul D Brock | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 01/08/2014 | two | Paul D Brock | Adult |
| Shatterford, NF (SU30) | 06/09/2014 | - | Seth Gibson | Adult |
| Bagnum Bog, NF (SU10) | 03/08/2015 | one | Paul D Brock | Adult |
| Bagnum Bog, NF (SU10) | 11/08/2015 | 10 | George R Else | Adult |
| Ober Water (SU20) | 31/07/2017 | one | Andrew Ashworth | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 05/07/2018 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU30) | 21/07/2018 | two | Rupert Higgins | Adult |
| Bagnum, Burley (SU10) | 15/07/2020 | one | Dave Shute | Adult |
| Beaulieu Heath, NF (SU30) | 04/06/2022 | one | Will Langdon | Adult |
| Widden Bottom, NF (SZ29) | 12/06/2022 | - | Matthew Harrow | Adult |
| Widden Bottom, NF (SZ29) | 12/06/2022 | one | Sam Thomas | Adult |
| Hatchet Pond, NF (SU30) | 17/06/2023 | one | Sam Thomas | Adult |
| Beaulieu Heath, NF (SU30) | 08/06/2024 | one | Will Langdon | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 26/07/2024 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolmer Forest (SU73) | 02/08/1928 | - | W Fassnidge | - |
| Shortheath Common, Oakhanger (SU73) | 06/08/2023 | two | Tony Davis | Adult |