Photo © Rob Edmunds
Phyllonorycter hostis
Checklist Number15.047 [B&F: 0327]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithocolletinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | hostis |
| Authority: | Triberti, 2007 |
Local sometimes common where it occurs, in hedgerows and woodland in south-eastern England, along the Welsh border counties from Somerset as far north as Lancashire, and in Ireland (MBGBI Vol 2). In Hampshire widespread, but nowhere particularly numerous, although probably under-recorded. First recorded on the Isle of Wight at Osborne in 2008, with a further record in the north-east of the Island in 2010. Wingspan 8-9 mm. Similar to P. blancardella, from which only reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. Imago seldom encountered at light, and more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Quince, Crab Apple and Wild Service-tree, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne House (SZ59) | 12/10/2008 | - | David Biggs | Adult |
| Osborne House (SZ59) | 12/10/2008 | - | J R Langmaid, D T Biggs, B Elliott | Mine |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 01/12/2013 | one | M Cotterill | Mine |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catisfield (SU50) | 08/04/1973 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 04/10/1975 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 29/07/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 11/11/1982 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 10/11/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling, R P Knill-Jones | Mine |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 22/09/1985 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 24/08/1986 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 30/09/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 20/09/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling | Mine |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 19/10/1992 | - | Tony Dobson | Larval |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 17/06/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, R M Palmer | Mine |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 14/07/1996 | one | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Crab Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 20/09/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, A M Emmet | Mine |
| Alver Valley NR (SU50) | 29/09/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, S Swift, D Walker | Mine |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 03/10/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, D G Green, T Norriss, P Budd | Mine |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 03/10/1998 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SZ39) | 03/10/1998 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 06/10/1999 | - | Brian Elliott | Larval |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 09/10/1999 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, B Elliott | Mine |
| Southleigh Forest (SU70) | 03/11/1999 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU51) | 15/10/2000 | one | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Thatcher's Copse (SU50) | 18/10/2000 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 19/07/2001 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 23/07/2003 | - | J R Langmaid, M R Young | Mine |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 16/09/2004 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Waterlooville (SU61) | 05/11/2005 | one | Richard J Moore | Mine |
| Beaulieu Estate (SU40) | 26/10/2007 | - | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Mine |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 31/10/2007 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 25/06/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 25/06/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 28/07/2009 | one | Brian Elliott | Mine |
| Winchester (SU42) | 16/07/2011 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 27/10/2014 | one | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood Forest (SU44) | 1975 | - | Unknown | - |
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 30/09/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Bartley Heath (SU75) | 24/10/1994 | - | Tony Dobson | Larval |
| Harewood Forest (SU44) | 26/10/1997 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Bartley Heath (SU75) | 22/05/1999 | two | Tony Dobson | - |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 29/04/2000 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 29/07/2000 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 24/10/2001 | - | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Fleet (SU85) | 24/10/2001 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 09/10/2002 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Silchester Common (SU66) | 21/10/2003 | one | Graham Dennis | Mine |
| Fleet (SU75) | 26/10/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Odiham (SU75) | 16/10/2007 | five | Tony Dobson | Mine |
| Alice Holt (SU83) | 21/10/2007 | - | J R Langmaid et al | Mine |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 11/10/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J Norriss | Mine |
| Home Farm Wood, Burkham (SU64) | 09/10/2011 | one | Tony Davis | Mine |
| Hook (SU75) | 19/10/2015 | - | Graham Dennis | Mine |
