Photo © Keith Tailby
Golden-rod Brindle
Xylena solidaginis
Checklist Number73.207 [B&F: 2233]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Local on moorland, upland scrub and open woodland, from Warwickshire, Shropshire and central Wales to Sutherland. Between 26 August and 9 September 1954 about 20 were caught in scattered places in south-east and central England, and several more were reported near the coasts of Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Cumbria in September 1973 and late August 1976, all of which were immigrants, probably from Germany. In Hampshire there is but a single record of this scarce immigrant, from Burghclere in 1954. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 45-40 mm. Larva feeds on Heather, Bilberry, Cowberry, Bearberry, Bog-myrtle, Creeping Willow and Silver Birch, over-wintering as an egg.
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)
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burghclere (SU46) | 28/08/1954 | one | Robert Saundby | Adult |
