Photo © Mike Wall
Catoptria verellus
Checklist Number63.103 [B&F: 1317]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Rare immigrant to southern England from mainland Europe. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight there are recent records from Southsea in 2001, Ventnor and Sandy Point in 2006, and two on the Island in 2009. Wingspan 17-18 mm. The scruffiest in appearance of British Crambids, and easily overlooked as a small, dusky C. falsella, or ignored altogether [Goater]. Voucher specimen should be retained for confirmation of identification. Larva feeds on mosses growing on Apple, Plum and Poplar, but there is 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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 18/07/2006 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 31/05/2009 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 30/06/2009 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 30/06/2015 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 04/07/2015 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 06/07/2015 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 07/07/2015 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 11/07/2016 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 18/07/2016 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Firestone Copse (SZ59) | 19/07/2016 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 22/06/2017 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 06/07/2017 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 15/07/2017 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 28/06/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Westover Plantation, Calbourne (SZ48) | 01/07/2018 | two | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 01/07/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 06/07/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 25/07/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 30/06/2019 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 02/07/2019 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 13/07/2019 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 22/07/2019 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 25/06/2020 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 07/08/2020 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 06/07/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 11/07/2022 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| West High Down quarries (SZ38) | 12/07/2022 | two | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 12/07/2022 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 15/07/2022 | two | James Halsey | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 17/07/2022 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southsea (SZ69) | 04/07/2001 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 02/07/2006 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 23/07/2016 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Shawford (SU42) | 02/08/2016 | one | Andrew Hardacre | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 08/08/2016 | one | Alec Harmer | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 30/06/2017 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 03/07/2017 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 07/07/2017 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 08/07/2017 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 15/07/2018 | one | Alec Harmer | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 07/08/2020 | one | Alec Harmer | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 24/07/2021 | one | Alec Harmer | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 29/06/2022 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
