Glaucolepis headleyella

Checklist Number
04.064 [B&F: 0044]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Nepticulidae
Subfamily:Nepticulinae
Genus:Glaucolepis
Species:headleyella
Authority:(Stainton, 1854)

Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on chalk downland in the south of England from Kent to Dorset. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight recorded very sparingly in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 4.2-5.8 mm. Larva mines leaves of Self-heal, 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
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Tennyson Down (SZ38)28/10/1984-Robin Knill-JonesAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Oxenbourne Down (SU71)25/05/1974oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Winchester (SU42)1975oneD W H FfennellLarval
Highcliffe (SZ29)07/07/1985oneE H WildAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Leckford Estate (SU33)17/09/1976-D W H FfennellLarval
Leckford Estate (SU33)18/09/1986twoJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Leckford Estate (SU33)17/09/1987-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Leckford Estate (SU33)12/09/2002-J R Langmaid, B ElliottMine
Leckford Estate (SU33)20/10/2011oneJ R Langmaid, M R Young, B ElliottMine (vacated)