Photo © Jean and Graham Jarvis
Diplopseustis perieresalis
Checklist Number63.042 [B&F: 1397a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Diplopseustis |
| Species: | perieresalis |
| Authority: | (Walker, 1859) |
Recorded infrequently through accidental importation from Asia, perhaps now established on the Canary Islands, from where migrants may have reached Portugal and elsewhere. Recorded on the Isles of Scilly in 2001 and Devon in 2007, probably the result of importation in plants. In Hampshire, recorded for the first time at Southsea on 12 September 2010. Identified by the combination of dark coloration, long palps and shape of termen. Larva feeds on various sedges, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southsea (SZ69) | 12/09/2010 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 28/07/2011 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 08/09/2023 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |