Photo © Mike Wall
Ancylis diminutana
Checklist Number49.209 [B&F: 1119a]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Ancylis |
| Species: | diminutana |
| Authority: | (Haworth, 1811) |
Local in woodland throughout England and Wales. Extremely rare and local in Hampshire and Isle of Wight, where known from a handful of sites. Wingspan 13-15 mm. Very similar to, and formerly conspecific with, A. geminana and A. subarcuana, from which separated by small size and in the terminal part of the longitudinal streak which is not arched above the tornal area but is nearly straight to below the apex [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Eared Willow and Grey Willow, living between leaves spun together with silk, and over-wintering in a cocoon.
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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 28/06/2002 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Walter's Copse, Newtown (SZ49) | 28/05/2011 | one | Tim Norriss, James Halsey, Elaine Rice | Adult |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 23/05/2017 | one | Stephen Plummer | Adult |
| Osborne Wood (SZ59) | 30/05/2022 | two | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 15/06/1973 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 18/06/1974 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Brockenhurst, NF (SU20) | 10/06/2009 | one | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 09/07/2013 | two | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Merritown Heath (SZ19) | 10/06/2016 | one | Dave Foot | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 26/05/2017 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hill Head (SU50) | 09/06/2017 | one | Amy L Robjohns | Adult |
| NF (SZ29) | 18/06/2017 | one | Margey & Norman Tuck | Adult |
| Hill Head (SU50) | 19/06/2017 | one | Amy L Robjohns | Adult |
| NF (SZ29) | 20/06/2017 | one | Margey & Norman Tuck | Adult |
| Merritown Heath (SZ19) | 19/08/2017 | one | Dave Foot | Adult |
| Upham (SU52) | 09/06/2018 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 22/06/2018 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 03/06/2022 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 09/06/2023 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Waterlooville (SU60) | 07/06/2024 | one | David Wheatley | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basing Forest (SU65) | 22/05/1976 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Odiham Common (SU75) | 24/05/1976 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Old Basing (SU65) | 17/06/2005 | one | James Andrews, Mike Wall | Adult |
| Hook Common HWT reserve (SU75) | 18/06/2005 | one | Mark Trasenster & Mike Wall | Adult |
| Overton (SU54) | 24/06/2006 | one | Alison Cross | Adult |
| Overton (SU54) | 12/06/2009 | one | Alison Cross | Adult |
| Morgaston Wood (SU65) | 22/05/2010 | one | Mike Wall & Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Morgaston Wood (SU65) | 04/06/2011 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Overton (SU54) | 07/07/2013 | one | Alison Cross | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 18/06/2016 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
