Photo © Chris Manley
Devonshire Wainscot
Leucania putrescens
Checklist Number73.303 [B&F: 2206]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Nationally scarce (Na) on grassy slopes and clifftops in parts of south-western England and southern Wales, predominantly coastal. In Hampshire first recorded in July 1901 on heathland near Boscombe (in vice-county 11, now Dorset), it was over one hundred years before the second was recorded, at Northney on Hayling Island in July 2006; the first and to date only Isle of Wight record was at Totland on 22 August 2017. Wingspan 32-36 mm. A relatively well-marked and attractive wainscot. Larva feeds on various grasses.
Update: Status review, December 2019.
Update: Status review, December 2019.
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)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totland (SZ38) | 22/08/2017 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscombe (SZ19) | 26/07/1901 | one | Robertson | Adult |
| Northney, Hayling (SU70) | 27/07/2006 | one | John W Phillips | Adult |
| Somerford (SZ19) | 26/06/2017 | one | Phillip Troke | Adult |
