Photo © Martin Cade
Epermenia insecurella
Checklist Number47.003 [B&F: 0482]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Subfamily: | Epermeniinae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | insecurella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1849) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on limestone grassland and chalk downland in England, south of a line from the Severn estuary to The Wash, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In our area there are four very old records on the Isle of Wight, until rediscovered on Mottistone Down on the island in May 2018. Wingspan 9-11 mm. Flies in late afternoon sunshine. Larva feeds on Bastard Toadflax Thesium humifusum.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1850 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1900 | - | Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900 | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1923 | - | Digby | Adult |
| Freshwater Down (SZ38) | 1926 | one | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Mottistone Down (SZ48) | 25/05/2018 | four | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Adult |
| High Down: Main Bench (SZ38) | 28/06/2021 | five | Phil Barden | Larval |
| Brook Down (SZ38) | 04/07/2021 | three | Phil Barden | Larval |
| Brook Down (SZ38) | 07/07/2021 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
