Photo © Andy Mitchell
Cosmopterix zieglerella
Checklist Number34.005 [B&F: 0894]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Cosmopteriginae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | zieglerella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1810]) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in hedgerows in south-eastern England, from Kent northwards to Norfolk and westwards to Berkshire. In Hampshire first reported in 2003, since when leaf mines have been found in scattered locations across the north and centre, and first reported from the Isle of Wight in 2014. Wingspan 8.5-10.5 mm. Very similar to C. schmidiella, which is now believed to be extinct in the British Isles, and C. orichalcea, which has a different arrangement of metallic markings in the basal area of the wing. Larva mines leaves of Hop, over-wintering in a cocoon.
Update: Status review, December 2019.
Update: Status review, December 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 20/09/2014 | - | Phil Barden | Mine |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 26/06/2017 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 30/06/2017 | five | Phil Barden | Adult |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 09/09/2018 | 20 | Sue Davies | Mine |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 09/08/2019 | 20 | Sue Davies | Mine |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 06/07/2020 | six | Sue Davies | Adult |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 14/09/2020 | - | Phil Barden | Mine (vacated) |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 17/09/2020 | three | Phil Barden | Mine (vacated) |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 15/09/2022 | - | Phil Barden | Mine (vacated) |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 16/09/2022 | - | Phil Barden | Mine (vacated) |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushfield (SU42) | 15/09/2004 | 30 | Tim Walker | Mine |
| Allbrook (SU42) | 02/09/2010 | one | David S Hubble | Mine |
| Nursling (SU31) | 24/07/2022 | - | Jason Claxton | Mine (vacated) |
| Test Way, Lee (SU31) | 20/08/2022 | - | Jason Claxton | Mine (vacated) |
| Mansbridge (SU41) | 05/08/2023 | six | Tony Davis | Mine |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silchester Common (SU66) | 30/07/2003 | 100 | Graham Dennis | Mine |
| Dogmersfield (SU75) | 03/09/2003 | two | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Dogmersfield (SU75) | 06/09/2003 | two | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Winchfield (SU75) | 10/09/2003 | two | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Dogmersfield (SU75) | 11/09/2003 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU85) | 18/09/2003 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 22/09/2003 | 12 | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 25/09/2003 | two | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 27/08/2004 | 11 | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU85) | 18/12/2004 | one | Rob Edmunds | Mine (vacated) |
| Silchester Common (SU66) | 23/06/2005 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 21/08/2005 | three | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Greywell (SU75) | 16/09/2005 | two | Paul Boswell | Mine (vacated) |
| Fleet (SU75) | 03/09/2006 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 10/09/2007 | - | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Church Crookham (SU85) | 22/09/2008 | two | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 28/09/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine (vacated) |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 01/08/2010 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Hunton (SU43) | 19/08/2010 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Shortheath Common, Oakhanger (SU73) | 23/09/2011 | - | Tony Davis | Mine (vacated) |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 20/10/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, M R Young, B Elliott | Mine (vacated) |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 13/08/2012 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Mine |
| Silchester Common (SU66) | 13/09/2013 | eight | Graham Dennis | Mine (vacated) |
| Silchester Common (SU66) | 08/08/2018 | - | Graham Dennis | Mine (vacated) |
| Farnborough (SU85) | 25/06/2020 | one | Keith Wills | Adult |
| Woolmer Forest (SU73) | 31/07/2020 | one | Tony Davis | Mine |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 17/09/2020 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young, B Elliott | Mine |
| Lower Bullington (SU44) | 30/08/2022 | seven | Tony Davis | Mine (vacated) |
