Tinagma ocnerostomella

Checklist Number
26.001 [B&F: 0398]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Douglasiidae
Subfamily:Douglasiinae
Genus:Tinagma
Species:ocnerostomella
Authority:(Stainton, 1850)

Nationally scarce (Nb) in dry open areas in south and south-east England, from Devon to Lincolnshire. In Hampshire the distribution of this species is limited by that of its foodplant, Viper's Bugloss, and it is now known from several localities along the coast of south Hampshire; in north Hampshire it has recently been re-located at Micheldever (see below), whence it was recorded in the early 1970s. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 8-9 mm. Larva feeds within stems of Viper's Bugloss, over-wintering 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)

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Portsdown (SU60)03/07/1975twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Hamble Common (SU40)21/06/1993twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Hamble Common (SU40)19/06/1995fourRichard J DicksonAdult
Hayling Island (SZ79)19/04/1997-J R Langmaid, R J HeckfordLarval
Hayling (SZ69)28/05/1997-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellAdult
Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ69)17/06/1997-Richard J DicksonAdult
Browndown (SZ59)05/07/1997-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellAdult
Portsdown (SU60)19/06/1998-Richard J DicksonAdult
Hayling (SZ69)19/06/1998oneJ R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)20/06/1998oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Hayling (SZ69)03/06/2000-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)09/06/2003oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)15/06/2003oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)04/06/2004oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Browndown (SZ59)09/10/2005-J R Langmaid, B Elliott, T Norriss et al Larval feeding signs
Southsea (SZ69)10/06/2006oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)24/05/2009oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)04/06/2010oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)24/06/2016oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)01/06/2020oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsdown (SU60)17/06/2024sixDan HoughtonAdult
Portsdown Hill (SU60)28/06/2024fourDan HoughtonAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Micheldever (SU54)1971-D W H Ffennell-
Micheldever (SU54)07/04/1997-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellLarval
Kings Worthy (SU43)05/06/2020oneTristan NortonAdult