Photo © Mike Wall
Mompha bradleyi
Checklist Number40.007 [B&F: 0889a]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Nationally scarce (Nb) in damp meadows, ditches and marshes in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. In Hampshire recorded for the first time at Fareham on 4 September 2010 and now not infrequent in the Portsmouth area. A healthy population was subsequently discovered in the author's garden in Basingstoke, north Hampshire, where the foodplant is common, so it may be more widespread than currently known. Reported new for the Isle of Wight in 2022. Wingspan 9-11 mm. Long confused with and closely resembling M. divisella, but generally smaller, with broader forewing and white dorsal streak at base of forewing more strongly irrorate with grey and brown scales (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva mines stems of Great Willowherb, forming galls.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 18/09/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 16/10/2022 | one | Rachel Terry | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 04/09/2010 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Gall |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 07/04/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 10/04/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 16/04/2011 | six | J R Langmaid, M J Wall | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 14/08/2011 | three | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Gall |
| Cams Bay (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | three | John R Langmaid | Gall |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Gall |
| Cams Bay (SU50) | 06/09/2012 | two | Richard J Dickson | Gall |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 04/05/2013 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 03/10/2014 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Gall |
| Fareham (SU50) | 26/03/2020 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 29/03/2020 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 19/05/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 08/09/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 19/05/2012 | 10 | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 03/05/2013 | six | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 19/07/2013 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 02/09/2013 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 04/09/2013 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 03/10/2013 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 14/04/2014 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 05/09/2014 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 20/09/2014 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 14/06/2015 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 19/09/2015 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 11/04/2022 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
