Photo © Mike Wall
Crambus pratella
Checklist Number63.085 [B&F: 1300]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Nationally scarce (Nb) on dry grassland in parts of the British Isles. In southern Hampshire, apparently very rare and local, and since 1980 recorded from just half-a-dozen sites, including Hurn, North Gorley and Ashurst; last recorded in northern Hampshire in 1999 at Fleet. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 22-25 mm. Can be confused only with the rather smaller C. lathoniellus, in which the median longitudinal streak is narrower with the anterior edge straight, not angulated [Goater]. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of various grasses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farley Mount (SU42) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Baddesley Great Covert (SU41) | 23/06/1935 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Lordswood, Southampton (SU41) | 01/07/1967 | - | David Appleton | Adult |
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 01/07/1980 | - | R D Hilliard | - |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 17/06/1985 | one | John Walters | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 18/06/1985 | one | John Walters | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 23/06/1985 | two | John Walters | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 29/06/1985 | one | John Walters | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 30/06/1985 | one | John Walters | Adult |
| Highcliffe (SZ29) | 05/07/1989 | - | E H Wild | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 13/06/2004 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| North Gorley (SU11) | 31/05/2008 | one | Peter Allen | Adult |
| North Gorley (SU11) | 08/06/2008 | one | Peter Allen | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 13/06/2008 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 21/06/2008 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 14/07/2008 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 24/06/2010 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| King's Copse Inclosure (SU40) | 04/07/2010 | one | Paul G Stapleton | Adult |
| Brockenhurst, NF (SU20) | 21/07/2011 | one | Roy & Hilary Perry | Adult |
| Burton, nr Christchurch (SZ19) | 08/07/2013 | one | Jean Southworth | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 20/07/2013 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 10/07/2014 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 16/08/2015 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 08/06/2016 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Winton (SZ09) | 22/06/2017 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Dibden Purlieu (SU40) | 03/09/2022 | one | Robert A Chapman | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet (SU85) | 02/07/1991 | one | Mick AScott,MGMcCarthy | Adult |
| Fleet (SU85) | 09/07/1999 | one | Mick AScott,WJScott | Adult |
