Photo © Andy Mitchell
Choreutis nemorana
Checklist Number48.0071 [B&F: 0389a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Subfamily: | Choreutinae |
| Genus: | Choreutis |
| Species: | nemorana |
| Authority: | (Hübner, 1799) |
Reported as new for Britain when it was reared from a fig tree Ficus carica in Hyde Park, London, July 2014 (de Prins, Ent Rec J Var 126:157). Now expanding in range across the south of England.
In our area, found for the first time on 5th November 2021, when Iain Outlaw found the pupae of this species on Fig (Ficus carica) in the front garden of a now abandoned hotel in Shanklin, in leaves with feeding signs and folded edges. Inside the folds there were tough silk cocoons with an outer layer binding to the leaf and an inner layer containing a pupa. At the end of the inner layer was the final larval skin. One folded leaf showed an exuxium, presumably left when the adult emerged. That cocoon was examined and found to be vacated. Found to be relatively common around the coast of the island in 2022, and further expansion is expected. To date, not found in mainland Hampshire, but examination of coastal fig plants will no doubt turn up a first for the county in the very near future.
In our area, found for the first time on 5th November 2021, when Iain Outlaw found the pupae of this species on Fig (Ficus carica) in the front garden of a now abandoned hotel in Shanklin, in leaves with feeding signs and folded edges. Inside the folds there were tough silk cocoons with an outer layer binding to the leaf and an inner layer containing a pupa. At the end of the inner layer was the final larval skin. One folded leaf showed an exuxium, presumably left when the adult emerged. That cocoon was examined and found to be vacated. Found to be relatively common around the coast of the island in 2022, and further expansion is expected. To date, not found in mainland Hampshire, but examination of coastal fig plants will no doubt turn up a first for the county in the very near future.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 05/11/2021 | - | Iain Outlaw | Pupal |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 06/11/2021 | - | Iain Outlaw | Pupal |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 26/06/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Larval |
| Old Park (SZ57) | 26/08/2022 | - | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 29/08/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Pupal |
| Old Park (SZ57) | 07/09/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin Chine (SZ58) | 12/09/2022 | three | Iain Outlaw | Pupal |
| Fishbourne (SZ59) | 19/09/2022 | - | Iain Outlaw | Cocoon |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 20/09/2022 | - | Mark G Telfer | Larval |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 20/09/2022 | - | Iain Outlaw | Mine |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 20/09/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Foreland (SZ68) | 20/09/2022 | - | Phil Barden | Larval feeding signs |
| Bembridge (SZ68) | 20/09/2022 | two | Phil Barden | Cocoon |
| Osborne House (SZ59) | 25/09/2022 | three | Phil Barden | Larval feeding signs |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 27/09/2022 | - | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 27/09/2022 | one | Mark G Telfer | Larval |
| Shanklin Chine (SZ58) | 29/09/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Larval |
| Totland (SZ38) | 29/09/2022 | - | Phil Barden | Larval feeding signs |
