Photo © Chris Manley
Devonshire Wainscot
Leucania putrescens
Checklist Number73.303 [B&F: 2206]
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Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Nationally scarce (Na) on grassy slopes and clifftops in parts of south-western England and southern Wales, predominantly coastal. In Hampshire first recorded in July 1901 on heathland near Boscombe, which is now in Dorset (VC11), it was over one hundred years before the second was recorded, at Northney on Hayling Island in July 2006, and subsequently in Somerford, Dorset (VC11) in June 2017; the first and to date only Isle of Wight record was at Totland in August of the same year. Wingspan 32-36 mm. A relatively well-marked and attractive wainscot. Larva feeds on 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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totland (SZ38) | 22/08/2017 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscombe (SZ19) | 26/07/1901 | one | Robertson | Adult |
| Northney, Hayling (SU70) | 27/07/2006 | one | John W Phillips | Adult |
| Somerford (SZ19) | 26/06/2017 | one | Phillip Troke | Adult |
