Photo © Andy Mitchell

Oxypteryx wilkella

Checklist Number
35.079 [B&F: 0733]

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

Classification

Family:Gelechiidae
Subfamily:Anomologinae
Genus:Oxypteryx
Species:wilkella
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Nationally scarce (Nb) on shingle beaches and dry sandy areas, predominantly on the coast, but also occasionally inland in parts of England, Wales and eastern Scotland; rare in Ireland. Very locally frequent at St Helens, Isle of Wight, while in Hampshire, known only from Sinah Common and Southsea, where first recorded in 1981. Wingspan 8-10 mm. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Common Mouse-ear and Field Mouse-ear, living within a silken tube or tent, over-wintering in a cocoon.

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
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Records by week (adult)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Yarmouth area (SZ38)07/1889nineA F GriffithAdult
St Helens (SZ68)16/06/189029W H B Fletcher collAdult
St Helens (SZ68)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Adult
St Helens (SZ68)01/07/1959-J LobbAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southsea (SZ69)29/07/1981oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)04/08/1996oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hayling (SZ69)15/08/1998-Pete Durnell, John R Langmaid, Richard Dickson, Tim NorrissAdult
Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ69)15/08/1998twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Hayling (SZ69)15/08/1998-J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, R J Dickson, R Hayward, P R DAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)29/06/2009oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)02/07/2011oneIan ThirlwellAdult