Photo © Pat Clements
Phyllonorycter hilarella
Checklist Number15.058 [B&F: 0337]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithocolletinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | hilarella |
| Authority: | (Zetterstedt, 1839) |
Common in woodland edges and woodland rides throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight a generally rather uncommon species. Wingspan 7-9 mm. Imago can be separated from several very similar Phyllonorycter species only by dissection of the genitalia, and much more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Goat Willow, 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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 25/11/2001 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| West Park (SU11) | 02/12/2001 | - | David G Green | Larval |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luccombe (SZ57) | 07/06/1972 | - | David M Appleton | Adult |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 08/01/1977 | 12 | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Firestone Copse (SZ59) | 20/11/1995 | - | David Biggs | Larval |
| Combley Great Wood (SZ58) | 31/10/1999 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Walter's Copse (SZ49) | 24/11/2006 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Whippingham (SZ59) | 30/10/2013 | one | David Biggs | Mine |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Holt (SU51) | 27/10/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Larval |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 28/10/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Larval |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 01/06/1974 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Waterlooville (SU60) | 01/11/1975 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 18/10/1980 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Braishfield (SU32) | 19/10/1980 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60) | 1984 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 07/05/1984 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 11/06/1987 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Fort Fareham (SU50) | 09/07/1998 | - | Tim Norriss, R Dickson, P Potts, N Binsted | Larval |
| Marwell (SU52) | 08/08/2005 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 12/09/2006 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Petersfield Heath Pond (SU72) | 15/11/2006 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 13/11/2013 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 30/08/2015 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Denmead (SU61) | 05/10/2015 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Mine |
| Pennington (SZ39) | 04/08/2018 | one | Richard Coomber | Adult |
| Eastleigh (SU42) | 09/08/2020 | one | Ken Arber | Adult |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 28/09/2021 | - | Mark Young, John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Franchises Wood, NF (SU31) | 30/07/2022 | - | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 11/08/2022 | one | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 12/06/2023 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Dibden Purlieu, NF (SU40) | 01/09/2024 | one | Robert A Chapman | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 23/05/1974 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 14/08/1976 | two | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Bramley Frith (SU65) | 01/10/1992 | - | Tony Dobson | Larval |
| Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85) | 24/07/1998 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 14/10/2001 | - | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 19/10/2002 | three | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Fleet (SU85) | 01/10/2006 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 27/08/2008 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 04/05/2010 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 16/09/2010 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Butter Wood nr Greywell (SU75) | 07/11/2010 | one | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Butterwood, Greywell (SU75) | 07/11/2010 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, M J Wall, A H Dobson, P A Boswe | Mine |
| Black Wood, Micheldever (SU54) | 08/09/2011 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Home Farm Wood, Burkham (SU64) | 09/10/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, M J Wall, D G Green, T Norriss | Mine |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 14/07/2018 | two | Tim Norriss, Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| Liss Forest (SU72) | 15/10/2019 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Moore, M R, J E Young | Mine |
| Farnborough (SU85) | 30/07/2020 | one | Keith Wills | Adult |
