Photo © Keith Tailby
Ruddy Highflier
Hydriomena ruberata
Checklist Number70.076 [B&F: 1779]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Hydriomena |
| Species: | ruberata |
| Authority: | (Freyer, [1831]) |
Local on moorland, heathland, bogs and damp woodland, in Scotland, Wales and northern England, rarely in southern England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight recorded from all three vice-counties, but there are very few genuine records, and these are mostly from the New Forest. Wingspan 32-37 mm. The most likely confusion species are July Highflyer H. furcata and May Highflyer H. impluviata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Eared Willow and Grey Willow, over-wintering as a pupa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleford (SZ58) | 01/08/1933 | - | Kevin Coker | Larval |
| Appleford (SZ58) | 01/08/1934 | - | S Wakely | Larval |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 01/05/1986 | - | S Wakely | Adult |
| Chale Green (SZ47) | 24/05/1992 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 01/06/1992 | one | Simon Colenutt | Adult |
| Chale Green (SZ47) | 25/05/1994 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 26/05/2003 | one | Simon Colenutt | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 26/07/2010 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gritnam Wood (SSSI) (SU20) | 1976 | - | Sam Knill-Jones | - |
| Gritnam Wood (SSSI) (SU20) | 1976 | - | BRC files | - |
| Lyndhurst (SU20) | 1976 | one | Anon | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 1978 | - | Rothamsted Insect Survey | - |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 1978 | - | Anon | - |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 1978 | two | BRC files | Adult |
| Highcliffe (SZ29) | 1980 | one | J C A Craik | Adult |
| Long Beech Inclosure (SU21) | 1982 | - | E H Wild | Adult |
| Sandleheath (SU11) | 1992 | - | J Wells | - |
| Churchplace Inclosure, Ashurst (SU30) | 01/06/1993 | - | Norman Hutchinson | - |
| Fordingbridge (SU11) | 01/07/1993 | - | Anon | Adult |
| Shave Wood (SU21) | 26/07/1993 | - | Norman Hutchinson | - |
| Lower Test Marshes NR (SU31) | 2001 | one | DW Poole | Adult |
| Lower Test Marshes NR (SU31) | 13/06/2001 | one | Simon King | Adult |
