Photo © Dave Green
Haworth's Minor
Celaena haworthii
Checklist Number73.118 [B&F: 2367]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Local in bogs, moorland, fens and marshes throughout much of northern England and Scotland, with scattered populations in the Midlands, Exmoor, Dartmoor, Hampshire and East Anglia, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. In Hampshire frequent in the Itchen valley above Winchester, straying into the south of the county, and occasionally recorded in the Test valley north of Stockbridge. There is one old record for the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 25-30 mm. Larva feeds on Cotton-sedge, over-wintering as an egg. The larval foodplant in Hampshire is unknown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown (SZ58) | 2816 | one | John W Phillips | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 1979 | one | John W Phillips | Adult |
| Winchester (SU43) | 1979 | one | J Taylor | Adult |
| Winchester College (SU42) | 1980 | - | D H Sterling | - |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 30/07/1983 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Winchester College (SU42) | 1984 | - | Anon | - |
| Winchester (SU42) | 04/08/2000 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 05/08/2000 | one | Anon | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 14/08/2004 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Christchurch (SZ19) | 26/07/2024 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leckford (SU33) | 1978 | - | Mike Baker | - |
| Kings Worthy (SU43) | 1979 | one | Stuart Clarke | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU42) | 25/07/1987 | - | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU42) | 13/08/1988 | - | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU42) | 05/08/1989 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling, R M Palmer | Adult |
| Northwood (SU43) | 14/07/1999 | one | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling, B Goater | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 11/08/2001 | one | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | - |
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 03/07/2004 | two | Reg A Bell | Adult |
| Ovington Mill (SU53) | 27/08/2006 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Ovington Mill (SU53) | 14/07/2007 | five | Mark Trasenster | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 25/07/2008 | one | Tim Norriss, L Fomison, S Clarke, P Fleet, D Owen, R Harrison | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 30/07/2008 | one | Tim Norriss, Mike Wall, Alison Cross | Adult |
| Winnall Moors NR, Winchester (SU43) | 10/07/2009 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU33) | 27/07/2015 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
