Photo © Mike Wall
Horehound Plume
Wheeleria spilodactylus
Checklist Number45.035 [B&F: 1515]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Wheeleria |
| Species: | spilodactylus |
| Authority: | (Curtis, 1827) |
Wheeleria
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1880 | - | South | Adult |
| Compton Down, nr Winchester (SZ38) | 1900 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
| Alum Bay (SZ38) | 01/05/1969 | - | J M Chalmers-Hunt | Larval |
| Freshwater Bay (SZ38) | 1980 | one | David Appleton | Pupal |
| Isle of Wight (SZ28) | 01/08/1980 | one | David Appleton | Pupal |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 11/06/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Larval |
| Needles, West High & Tennyson Downs, West Wight (SZ38) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 13/07/2011 | 15 | Rob Wilson | Larval |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 13/07/2011 | four | Rob Wilson | Adult |
| West High Down (SZ38) | 22/07/2011 | four | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison, Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Chillerton Down (SZ48) | 22/07/2011 | one | Rob Wilson | Larval |
| Chillerton Down (SZ48) | 22/07/2011 | one | Rob Wilson | Adult |
| Chillerton Down (SZ48) | 22/07/2011 | one | Rob Wilson | Larval |
| Chillerton Down (SZ48) | 22/07/2011 | one | Rob Wilson | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 26/07/2011 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 15/05/2012 | 12 | Phil Barden | Larval |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 16/05/2012 | 55 | Phil Barden | Larval |
| West High Down (SZ38) | 20/07/2012 | 29 | Rob Wilson | Larval |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 24/06/2013 | - | S D Bevan, R J Heckford | Larval |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 26/06/2019 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
| High Down: Main Bench (SZ38) | 23/06/2024 | one | Phil Barden | Larval |
| High Down: Main Bench (SZ38) | 23/06/2024 | two | Phil Barden | Adult |
| West High Down (SZ38) | 01/08/2024 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
