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Mere Wainscot
Photedes fluxa
Checklist Number73.145 [B&F: 2349]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Nationally scarce (Nb) in fens and open woodland in parts of south-eastern England, where virtually restricted to Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Northamptonshire. In Hampshire a small colony was discovered in 1968 in the reed-bed at Browndown on the south coast and occasional wanderers have been reported nearby. On the Isle of Wight, there are two old records from the Sandown district. Wingspan 26-30 mm. The most likely confusion species is Concolorous C. extrema, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Wood Small-reed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1856 | two | IWG | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browndown (SZ59) | 1800 | - | Robert Hayward | - |
| Portsmouth (SZ69) | 16/07/1962 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 01/09/1963 | one | Stewart Swift | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 1971 | - | David M Appleton | - |
| Browndown north (SZ59) | 06/08/1976 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Browndown north (SZ59) | 26/07/1979 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 10/07/1981 | four | Reg A Bell | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 16/07/1983 | seven | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 30/08/1984 | one | Stewart Swift | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 14/08/1987 | two | Stewart Swift | Adult |
| Sandy Point, Hayling (SZ79) | 20/07/1997 | one | Peter I V Sewell | Adult |
| Beaulieu (SU30) | 16/08/2004 | one | Brian Ivon-Jones | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 02/07/2009 | one | Kevin Coker | Adult |
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 21/07/2009 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 31/07/2010 | - | John W Phillips | Adult |
