Photo © Mike Wall

Carpatolechia fugitivella

Checklist Number
35.148 [B&F: 0772]

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

Classification

Family:Gelechiidae
Subfamily:Gelechiinae
Genus:Carpatolechia
Species:fugitivella
Authority:(Zeller, 1839)

Local in woodland, parks, gardens and hedgerows throughout much of Britain, except for the Scottish Highlands; rare in Ireland. In Hampshire, due to the focus of fieldwork, many records have originated from Fareham to Havant, with an outlying record from Brockenhurst in 1977; further north there are scattered records up to Pamber on the Berkshire border. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1947. Wingspan 12-15 mm. The most likely confusion species is Carpatolechia notatella, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Elm, living between leaves spun together with silk, over-wintering as an egg.
Update: status review, June 2020

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)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)1947-K G BlairAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Fareham (SU50)1973twoRichard J DicksonPupal
Catisfield (SU50)03/07/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Park Ground Inclosure, NF (SU30)13/08/1977onePhil & Dougie SterlingAdult
Southsea (SZ69)04/07/1980-J R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)25/07/1980-J R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)07/07/1981-J R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)02/07/1983-J R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)17/07/1984fiveJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)08/07/1985oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)16/07/1985oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/08/1985oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)27/06/1986oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)10/07/1986oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)12/07/1986twoJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)20/07/1986oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)06/07/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)10/07/1987twoJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)23/07/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)28/07/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)17/07/1988oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)06/07/1989oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)12/06/1992oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)12/07/1996-J R Langmaid, T Rutten, P R Durnell, I R ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)19/07/1996oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)25/03/1997oneJ R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellLarval
Southsea (SZ69)01/07/1997oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)06/07/1997oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Havant Thicket (SU71)08/07/1997oneJ R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, J W Phillips, S Swift, D WalkAdult
Great Salterns NR, Portsmouth (SU60)21/07/1997oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)19/06/1998oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)09/07/1998oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)11/07/1999oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)14/07/1999oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/07/2001oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)05/08/2001oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)13/08/2001oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)20/09/2001oneBrian ElliottAdult
Southsea (SZ69)15/06/2004oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)10/07/2005oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)16/07/2005oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)17/07/2005oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)09/07/2006oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)21/07/2006oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)20/07/2009oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)18/07/2010oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/07/2015oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)05/07/2017oneJ R LangmaidAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Black Wood, Micheldever (SU54)01/07/2008oneColin Plant, Mike Wall, Tim NorrissAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)25/07/2010oneDavid G GreenAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)26/07/2011oneMike WallAdult
Anna Valley, Andover (SU34)28/06/2019oneTim NorrissAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)26/06/2020oneMike WallAdult

VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Mortimer West End (SU66)13/06/2009oneGraham DennisAdult