Photo © Pat Clements
Perittia obscurepunctella
Checklist Number38.001 [B&F: 0590]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Elachistinae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | obscurepunctella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1848) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in open woodland throughout much of England, more numerous in the south. Probably under-recorded in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, where the extent of known records correlate with those areas in which the recording effort is concentrated, but probably rather uncommon in the north of the county. Wingspan 8-10 mm. An obscurely marked species best confirmed by examination of the genitalia which are distinctive in both sexes (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva mines leaves of Honeysuckle, over-wintering as a pupa.
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) | 15/07/2002 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| West Park (SU11) | 14/04/2003 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900 | Adult |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 15/05/1983 | one | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling | Adult |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 18/05/1992 | two | J R Langmaid, D H, P H, M J Sterling | Adult |
| Lock's Copse (SZ49) | 19/06/2005 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Niton (SZ57) | 04/07/2007 | - | Jim M Cheverton | Mine |
| Headon Hill (SZ38) | 08/08/2007 | - | David Biggs | Mine (vacated) |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 20/04/1974 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 24/04/1976 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Southwick (SU60) | 26/04/1980 | two | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southwick (SU60) | 15/04/1982 | two | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 17/04/1982 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 22/04/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H, M J Sterling | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 12/07/1993 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 05/06/1999 | one | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling, R J Dickson | Larval |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 01/05/2000 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 09/05/2000 | two | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, B Elliott | Adult |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 15/04/2001 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 29/03/2002 | - | J R Langmaid, D J L Agassiz | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 20/04/2002 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Pig Bush (SU30) | 04/07/2002 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine (vacated) |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 18/04/2003 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Fiddlers Green (SU50) | 05/05/2006 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 20/04/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 22/04/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 23/04/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 29/04/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 04/05/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Wickham (SU51) | 22/04/2011 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Manor Farm Country Park (SU41) | 11/06/2023 | - | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Manor Farm Country Park (SU51) | 11/06/2023 | one | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Kites Croft LNR, Fareham (SU50) | 13/06/2023 | - | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 13/06/2023 | one | Dan Houghton | Mine |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheldever (SU54) | 07/04/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 24/06/2007 | - | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 11/10/2009 | one | J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J Norriss | Mine (vacated) |
| Harewood Forest (SU44) | 25/04/2011 | one | David G Green, Lynn Fomison & Tim Norriss | Adult |
| Wherwell (SU44) | 18/04/2014 | three | Glynne Evans | Adult |
