Photo © Mike Wall

Dioryctria schuetzeella

Checklist Number
62.026 [B&F: 1454a]

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

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Dioryctria
Species:schuetzeella
Authority:Fuchs, 1899

Nationally scarce (Nb) in pine woodland in south-eastern England. Restricted to the New Forest, although there have been no reports in recent years. Scattered sightings elsewhere, including from Freshwater in 1985. Some of these, if not all, may not stand up to critical examination. Wingspan 26-28 mm. The genus Dioryctria contains four closely related species in Britain, which require close examination to separate: D. schuetzeella is the smallest and more contrasting of the four, with fascia and discal spot broader and whiter. Larva feeds on Norway Spruce, living between needles 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
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Records by week (adult)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)16/07/1985oneSam Knill-JonesAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Denny Wood, NF (SU30)25/07/1992-Tony Pickles-
Sims Wood (SU40)12/07/1997twoJohn Chainey & Jenny SpenceAdult
Sims Wood (SU40)12/07/1997twoJohn ChaineyAdult
Brockenhurst (SU20)02/07/1998oneJohn ChaineyAdult
Frame Wood (SU30)03/07/1999-John ChaineyAdult
Brockenhurst (SU20)16/07/1999oneJohn ChaineyAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Selborne (SU73)12/07/2000oneAlasdair AstonAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)22/06/2005oneMike WallAdult
Kempshott (SU54)18/07/2006oneGlyn HenwoodAdult
Warren Hill, Liss Forest (SU72)18/07/2020oneRichard J MooreAdult