Photo © Mike Wall
Reed Leopard
Phragmataecia castaneae
Checklist Number50.003 [B&F: 0160]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeuzerinae |
| Genus: | Phragmataecia |
| Species: | castaneae |
| Authority: | (Hübner, 1790) |
A vulnerable Red Data Book species in reed-beds at Chippenham Fen and Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire and at Bure Marsh and Hickling Broad in the Norfolk Broads, with a small and declining population in Dorset, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire recorded once, at Axmansford on 2 July 2010, the likely origin being from reed used for thatching: a house two doors away being re-thatched using reed imported from Poland. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan male 30-42 mm, female 38-56 mm. Larva feeds within stems of Common Reed, over-wintering twice.
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)
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axmansford (SU56) | 02/07/2010 | one | Mike Wall & Andrew Bolton | Adult |
