Photo © Mike Wall
Chrysoesthia drurella
Checklist Number35.035 [B&F: 0746]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Apatetrinae |
| Genus: | Chrysoesthia |
| Species: | drurella |
| Authority: | (Fabricius, 1775) |
Local on waste ground, farmland and other open areas throughout much of England, north to Yorkshire, northern Wales, and central Scotland, where it is rare. In Hampshire there are few records of this species, the only recent ones being in the south of the county, at West Park (Rockbourne), Gosport and Fareham; formerly known from Emer Bog and Southsea in the south and Leckford in the north, where the larvae could be found in some quantity. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 8-9 mm. The orange and lead-grey imago is seldom encountered, and the species is more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when larvae may be obtained by sweeping the foodplant. Larva mines leaves of Goosefoot and Orache, 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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 07/06/2002 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight (SZ57) | 01/06/1935 | two | J W Metcalfe | - |
| Isle of Wight (SZ57) | 01/06/1936 | three | J W Metcalfe | - |
| Isle of Wight (SZ57) | 01/08/1938 | one | J W Metcalfe | - |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 08/06/2014 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Baddesley (SU42) | 20/09/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Eastney (SZ69) | 16/09/1982 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 1999 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Alver Valley NR (SU50) | 17/09/2002 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval |
| Fareham (SU50) | 01/07/2006 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 11/08/2006 | 10 | Richard J Dickson | Mine (vacated) |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 25/08/2010 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Sholing, Southampton (SU41) | 11/08/2020 | one | Andrew Collins | Adult |
| Stanbrige Earls (SU32) | 08/09/2020 | one | Jon R Millo | Adult |
| Marchwood (SU30) | 19/07/2022 | one | Chris Thain | Adult |
| Crawley (SU43) | 30/07/2022 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 01/10/1969 | - | D W H Ffennell | Larval |
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 1970 | - | D W H Ffennell | Larval |
| Leckford (SU33) | 1982 | - | D H Sterling, J R Langmaid | Larval |
| East Worldham (SU73) | 2005 | one | Jonty Denton | Adult |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 26/05/2009 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 27/08/2016 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Farnborough (SU85) | 13/07/2018 | one | Keith Wills | Adult |
| Yateley (SU86) | 21/05/2020 | one | Josie Hewitt | Adult |
| Farnborough (SU85) | 23/07/2020 | one | Keith Wills | Adult |
| Frogmore Community College, Yateley (SU86) | 09/05/2022 | two | Ben Dale | Larval |
| Hammer Vale, Woolmer (SU83) | 16/08/2023 | one | Andy Swan | Adult |
