Photo © Rob Edmunds

Parornix carpinella

Checklist Number
15.027 [B&F: 0302a]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Gracillariidae
Subfamily:Gracillariinae
Genus:Parornix
Species:carpinella
Authority:(Frey, 1863)

Nationally scarce (Na) in woodland in south-eastern England. In Hampshire found at a handful of sites, including Bentley Station Meadow, mainly in the north of the county. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 8-10 mm. Larva mines leaves of Hornbeam, subsequently living within a leaf-fold, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon. Imago seldom encountered at light, and more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. The leaf mine resembles P. tenerella but has a mottled lower surface.

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)

No Adult records to show.

Records by week (larval)

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West Park (SU11)03/10/2001-David G GreenLarval
West Park (SU11)13/10/2001-David G GreenLarval

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Dockens Water, Ringwood (SU11)30/08/2013oneChris LewisAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Tangley (SU35)23/10/1997-David G GreenLarval
Bentley Station Meadow (SU74)28/08/1998-David G GreenLarval
Tangley (SU35)02/12/2000-David G GreenLarval
Bentley (SU74)12/10/2001oneJ R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellLarval spinning
Odiham Wood (SU75)22/10/2006twoTony DobsonMine
Fleet (SU75)07/09/2009oneRob EdmundsMine
Hawley (SU85)10/10/2022fourBen DaleMine (vacated)