Photo © Dan Houghton
Bankesia conspurcatella
Checklist Number11.007 [B&F: 0182]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Subfamily: | Taleporiinae |
| Genus: | Bankesia |
| Species: | conspurcatella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1850) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in Hampshire and Kent, where it was rediscovered in 1984, and Yorkshire; recently also found in an urban context in Mynachdy, Cardiff. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. There has been some discussion amongst authors as to the identity of the species found in Britain; formerly it was believed to be Dahlica (Bankesia) douglasii, but presently it is assigned to B. conspurcatella. The adult moths are seen occasionally, but most records are of larval cases. Larva feeds on lichens growing on tree trunks, fence posts and rocks, living within a movable case, 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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fareham (SU50) | 20/03/1994 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Locks Heath (SU50) | 10/03/1995 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 12/03/1995 | seven | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 13/03/1995 | four | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 19/03/1995 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 27/01/1996 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Fareham (SU50) | 27/01/1996 | - | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling, R J Dickson | Case |
| Fareham (SU50) | 21/03/1997 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 24/02/1998 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Fareham (SU50) | 17/03/1998 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 18/03/1998 | four | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 21/03/2003 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 15/03/2011 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 10/03/2014 | eight | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 16/03/2014 | eight | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 18/03/2014 | three | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 08/03/2015 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 09/03/2015 | two | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 12/03/2015 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 18/03/2015 | seven | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 20/03/2015 | seven | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 10/03/2016 | - | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 17/03/2017 | 30 | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash (SU50) | 13/03/2018 | four | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 18/03/2019 | 20 | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 18/03/2019 | four | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 23/03/2019 | - | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 14/02/2020 | 12 | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash (SU40) | 23/02/2020 | 12 | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 04/03/2020 | - | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 07/03/2020 | 23 | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 09/03/2020 | 25 | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash (SU50) | 09/03/2020 | 12 | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 24/03/2020 | three | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 24/02/2021 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 02/03/2021 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 21/03/2021 | 20 | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hook Valley NR (SU40) | 21/03/2021 | 19 | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 24/03/2021 | eight | Tony Tindale | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 27/03/2021 | six | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 26/02/2022 | two | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 05/03/2022 | three | Dan Houghton | Case |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 04/03/2023 | five | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Shamrock Quay, Southampton (SU41) | 21/09/2023 | 61 | Jack Oughton | Case |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 09/03/2024 | 50 | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 16/03/2024 | 20 | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Kites Croft LNR, Fareham (SU50) | 18/03/2024 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |