Photo © Mike Wall
Acleris shepherdana
Checklist Number49.079 [B&F: 1046]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | shepherdana |
| Authority: | (Stephens, 1852) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in fens, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas in parts of England. In Hampshire very local in marshes and water meadows on sites such as Titchfield Haven, Winnall Moors, Bransbury Common and Leckford. There have been no recent records from the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 13-16 mm. The distinctive cinnamon-brown coloration together with the reticulate pattern and the blackish plumbeous outer margin of the costal blotch of the forewing is characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Meadowsweet, living within a spun or rolled leaf.
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Marshes SSSI (SZ38) | 31/08/1926 | two | E G R Waters | Adult |
| Appleford (SZ58) | 01/08/1933 | one | S Wakely | Adult |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 1937 | - | E A C Stowell | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1947 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 17/08/1971 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Rowner (SU50) | 30/07/1976 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 14/07/1990 | - | Bill Ely | Adult |
| Stubbington (SU50) | 23/08/2013 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU42) | 13/08/1988 | one | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling, B Goater | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU42) | 05/08/1989 | three | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 08/06/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling, R J B Hoare | Larval |
| Bransbury Common (SU44) | 16/05/2004 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 21/05/2008 | - | Tony Dobson | Larval spinning |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 23/07/2008 | two | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 30/07/2008 | two | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 24/07/2009 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 07/08/2009 | one | Tony Dobson & G A Henwood | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 24/07/2010 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 06/08/2010 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 05/08/2011 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Leckford (SU33) | 05/08/2011 | one | Mark Hammond | Adult |
| Overton (SU54) | 14/08/2013 | one | Alison Cross | Adult |
| Forton (SU44) | 07/08/2014 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Hurstbourne Tarrant (SU35) | 16/08/2015 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 20/08/2015 | three | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 10/08/2016 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 10/08/2016 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Forton (SU44) | 11/08/2016 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Longparish (SU44) | 11/08/2016 | six | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU44) | 17/07/2017 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Bullington (SU44) | 24/08/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Bullington (SU44) | 24/08/2021 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Bullington (SU44) | 22/08/2022 | two | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Goodworth Clatford (SU34) | 17/08/2024 | one | Will Liddell, Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison | Adult |
