Photo © Rob Edmunds
Paracrania chrysolepidella
Checklist Number02.002 [B&F: 0007]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Eriocraniinae |
| Genus: | Paracrania |
| Species: | chrysolepidella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1851) |
Local in woodland, hedgerows and scrub in southern England and also the Burren in Ireland. In Hampshire very local in deciduous woodland, particularly from Botley Wood in the 1970s, but there have been no mainland records for over a decade. A first record from the Isle of Wight in 2020 was therefore a surprise. Wingspan 9-13 mm. Very similar to E. cicatricella from which separated only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Hornbeam and Hazel, over-wintering as a pupa.
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 | |
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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 02/04/2020 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 1974 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 20/04/1974 | one | David M Appleton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 20/04/1974 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 28/03/1976 | 20 | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 28/03/1976 | 20 | John R Langmaid, Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 28/03/1976 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 04/04/1976 | - | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71) | 11/04/1976 | - | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 15/04/1976 | one | R J Dickson, D Appleton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 15/04/1976 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Itchen Abbas (SU52) | 04/06/1976 | - | D W H Ffennell | Mine (vacated) |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 15/05/1988 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Chilling Copse, Warsash (SU50) | 20/05/1994 | one | J R Langmaid, P M Potts | Mine (vacated) |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 08/04/2000 | one | Richard J Dickson | - |
| Crab Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 05/05/2007 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Mine (vacated) |
| Crab Wood NR (SU42) | 30/05/2008 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR (SU10) | 25/04/2010 | one | Robert A Chapman | Adult |
| Thatcher's Copse (SU50) | 13/05/2021 | six | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Thatcher's Copse (SU50) | 17/05/2023 | three | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 21/05/2023 | two | Dan Houghton | Mine (vacated) |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotstone Down (SU53) | 01/06/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling, R J B Hoare | Mine (vacated) |
| Church Crookham (SU75) | 24/05/2003 | four | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 26/04/2004 | one | Rob Edmunds | Adult |
| Zebon Copse NR (SU85) | 13/05/2023 | three | Ben Dale | Larval |
