Photo © Mike Wall
Depressaria badiella
Checklist Number32.038 [B&F: 0674]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Depressaria |
| Species: | badiella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, 1796) |
Local in sandhills and quarries throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire confined to a few sites, most numerously at Micheldever Spoil Heaps, but also at Itchen Abbas, Portsdown and Oxenbourne; very rare on the Isle of Wight, where recorded only once, on Tennyson Down. Wingspan 18-22 mm. The almost unicolorous and unmarked forewing with a dark basal lobe helps to distinguish the most common forms of this species from others in the genus. Larva feeds on leaves of Perennial Sow-thistle, Dandelion and Cat's-ear, subsequently feeding in the roots.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Down NNR (SU01) | 24/08/1990 | - | Steve Nash | - |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appuldurcombe (SZ58) | 1856 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1856 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1856 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Freshwater Down (SZ38) | 1900 | - | Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900 | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1926 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Blackgang (SZ47) | 1926 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ38) | 1930 | - | J Lobb | Adult |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 06/08/1987 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 04/08/2013 | one | Brian Elliott, James Halsey | Adult |
| Niton (SZ47) | 22/09/2013 | two | Julian Clarke | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 07/07/1973 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 1999 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 12/09/1999 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Portchester Common SSSI (SU60) | 13/08/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portchester Common SSSI (SU60) | 03/09/2004 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Great Linford (SU10) | 13/09/2010 | one | Diana Westerhoff | Adult |
| Hincheslea Bog (SU20) | 13/09/2010 | one | Diana Westerhoff, Richard E Jones | Adult |
| Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ69) | 14/08/2013 | - | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Hayling island (SZ69) | 14/08/2013 | 30 | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 04/09/2015 | two | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 12/09/2016 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 06/10/2017 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 12/07/2019 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 08/07/2022 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield (SU50) | 07/07/2023 | one | Fareham Moth Group | Adult |
| Brownwich cliffs (SU50) | 07/07/2023 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 1950 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 29/07/2004 | two | Mike Wall, Peter Hutchins, James Andrews | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 20/07/2005 | three | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 23/08/2005 | one | Mike Wall & Alison Cross | Adult |
| Greywell (SU75) | 29/08/2005 | one | Paul Boswell | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 13/07/2006 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 21/07/2008 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Old Down, Kempshott (SU54) | 22/07/2010 | one | Tony Dobson & G A Henwood | Adult |
| Old Basing (SU65) | 15/07/2011 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Old Down, Kempshott (SU54) | 08/09/2011 | three | Tony Dobson & G A Henwood | Adult |
| Goodworth Clatford (SU34) | 29/08/2013 | eight | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 30/09/2013 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Andover (SU34) | 26/08/2017 | one | Graeme Davis | Adult |
| Barton Stacey (SU44) | 29/08/2021 | two | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne (SU44) | 01/09/2023 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
