Bucculatrix cristatella

Checklist Number
14.001 [B&F: 0265]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Bucculatricidae
Subfamily:Bucculatricinae
Genus:Bucculatrix
Species:cristatella
Authority:(Zeller, 1839)

Nationally scarce (Nb) on downland, grassland, waste ground and roadside verges throughout much of England. In Hampshire there are just a handful of recent records, but perhaps overlooked; on the Isle of Wight, there are no records since the Victorian County History at the turn of the 19th century. Wingspan 6-7 mm. Larva mines leaves and stems of Yarrow.

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
West Park (SU11)08/08/2001oneDavid G GreenAdult

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Adult
Sandown (SZ58)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Adult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Browndown (SZ59)27/06/1982-J R Langmaid, P H SterlingLarval
Eastney (SZ69)04/07/1985-J R LangmaidPupal
Portsdown (SU60)29/04/1997-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellLarval feeding signs
Eastney (SZ69)08/09/1997oneJ R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellCocoon
Eastney (SZ69)18/04/2002-J R Langmaid, B ElliottLarval feeding signs
Eastney (SZ69)25/04/2002twoJ R LangmaidCocoon
Milton Common (SU60)07/06/2013oneJ R Langmaid, S M Palmer, I R ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)14/06/2021oneIan ThirlwellAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Longmoor (SU73)19/06/1980-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, R J HeckfordLarval
Longmoor (SU73)03/07/1980-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCocoon
Pyestock (SU85)28/09/2002oneRob EdmundsLarval
Odiham Common (SU75)12/10/2002oneRob EdmundsLarval
Harewood Forest (SU44)25/06/2004-David G GreenLarval
Woolmer Forest (SU73)21/06/2020oneTony DavisCocoon