Photo © Mike Wall

Depressaria chaerophylli

Checklist Number
32.047 [B&F: 0682]

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

Classification

Family:Depressariidae
Subfamily:Depressariinae
Genus:Depressaria
Species:chaerophylli
Authority:Zeller, 1839

Local in mature hedgerows, woodland edges and old sunken lanes in southern England, the Midlands and East Anglia, with records north to Durham. The presence of this species in Hampshire was confirmed in the late 1970s, when a few specimens were taken at light and larvae were located on Rough Chervil in the Winchester area. Since then a few individuals have turned up in scattered localities, including two in the Basingstoke area. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1856. Wingspan 19-22 mm. Similar to D. depressana, which see for differences, and D. pimpinellae, from which D. chaerophylli can be separated by the restriction of the reddish brown ground colour to the inner one-quarter of the forewing, and the conspicuous black spotting along the termen (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds on Rough Chervil, living between flowers spun together with silk.

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
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Martin Down NNR (SU01)24/08/1990-Steve Nash-

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Niton (SZ57)1856-IWGAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Broughton Down (SU23)1700-Unknown-
Broughton Down (SU23)1971-D W H Ffennell-
Braishfield (SU32)15/07/1998-J R Langmaid, D O'KeeffePupal
Braishfield (SU32)01/06/1999-Brian ElliottLarval
Broughton Down (SU23)11/08/2007oneTony DobsonAdult
Burton, nr Christchurch (SZ19)05/05/2010oneJean SouthworthAdult
Broughton (SU33)15/08/2021oneGlynne EvansAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Wildhern (SU35)06/04/2000oneDavid G GreenAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)05/03/2004oneMike WallAdult
Greywell (SU75)27/09/2004onePaul BoswellAdult
Sherborne St John (SU65)09/04/2007oneMike WallAdult
Greywell (SU75)10/04/2007onePaul BoswellAdult
Chilbolton (SU33)12/08/2009oneGlynne EvansAdult
Whitchurch (SU45)21/03/2011oneGlynne EvansAdult
Chilbolton (SU44)22/03/2011twoGlynne EvansAdult
Forton (SU44)22/03/2012oneGlynne EvansAdult
Goodworth Clatford (SU34)09/09/2012oneGlynne EvansAdult
Stockbridge Down (SU33)30/03/2014oneJamie AlisonAdult
Little Somborne (SU33)30/03/2014oneJamie AlisonAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)02/04/2014oneGlynne EvansAdult
Whitchurch (SU45)03/04/2014oneGlynne EvansAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)14/04/2014oneMike WallAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)27/08/2016twoGlynne EvansAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)04/09/2016oneGlynne EvansAdult
Newton Stacey (SU43)14/08/2017oneGlynne EvansAdult
Cholderton (SU24)27/07/2018oneTim Norriss, Henry EdmundsAdult
Wonston (SU44)02/08/2018oneGlynne EvansAdult
Chilbolton (SU33)05/04/2019oneGlynne EvansAdult
Nether Wallop (SU33)01/05/2019oneGlynne EvansAdult
Wherwell (SU34)07/10/2019oneGlynne EvansAdult
Broughton (SU33)18/08/2022oneGlynne EvansAdult