Photo © Dave Cooke
Diplodoma laichartingella
Checklist Number11.001 [B&F: 0180]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Subfamily: | Naryciinae |
| Genus: | Diplodoma |
| Species: | laichartingella |
| Authority: | (Goeze, 1783) |
Local in woodland throughout much of the British Isles. Probably under-recorded in Hampshire, where the extent of known records correlate with those areas in which the recording effort is concentrated. Recorded on the Isle of Wight for the first time in over a century at Freshwater in 2009 and 2011. Wingspan 10-15 mm. The adult moths are seen occasionally, but most records are of larval cases. Larva feeds on various lichens and dead insects, living within a movable case, over-wintering once or twice.
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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaitford Common (SU22) | 06/06/2011 | one | Mike Baker | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1900 | one | K G Blair | Larval |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 19/06/2009 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 28/06/2011 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill NNR, Exton (SU62) | 09/06/1979 | one | J R Langmaid | Case |
| Pig Bush (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Case |
| Wooson's Hill, NF (SU20) | 04/05/1985 | - | J R Langmaid, M S Parsons | Case |
| Wooson's Hill, NF (SU20) | 07/05/1988 | three | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Clanfield (SU61) | 01/04/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Case |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 11/05/1998 | - | Phil Budd | Larval |
| Rowbarrow, NF (SU30) | 20/05/2000 | one | Phil Budd | Larval |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 07/06/2000 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Royal Victoria Country Park (SU40) | 31/07/2000 | - | Phil Budd | Larval |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 29/06/2001 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 2002 | one | Brian Elliott | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 16/02/2002 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Sims | Case |
| Swanwick HWT NR (SU51) | 13/06/2003 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Common Meadow (SU51) | 13/06/2003 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Common Meadow (SU51) | 15/06/2003 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Common Meadow (SU51) | 19/06/2003 | three | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Common Meadow (SU51) | 25/06/2003 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 26/06/2003 | one | Brian Elliott | Case |
| Common Meadow (SU51) | 27/06/2003 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 21/06/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 19/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 22/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 15/05/2006 | one | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 19/06/2006 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 11/06/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 20/06/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 09/06/2009 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 03/04/2022 | - | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Franchises Wood, NF (SU31) | 12/06/2022 | - | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 08/04/2023 | one | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 16/04/2023 | three | Dan Houghton | Case |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheldever (SU54) | 1971 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Bartley Heath (SU75) | 21/04/1985 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Case |
| Silchester Common (SU66) | 30/05/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, D J L Agassiz, B Goater et al | Case |
| Bartley Heath (SU75) | 22/05/1999 | - | Tony Dobson | Case |
| Rye Common (SU75) | 03/05/2001 | two | Tony Davis | Larval |
| West Green, St Helens (SU75) | 14/06/2002 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Liss Common (SU73) | 16/06/2020 | one | Josie Hewitt, Tony Davis | Larval |
VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 16/06/2007 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |