Photo © Mike Wall
Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Checklist Number45.021 [B&F: 1507]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | zophodactylus |
| Authority: | (Duponchel, 1840) |
Local on sea cliffs, dry grassland and sand-dunes throughout much of England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight has been recorded in the past from all three vice-counties, but there are no recent records from north Hampshire, and the species is probably under-recorded in the south and on the Island. Wingspan 16-23 mm. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of Centaury, Yellow-wort and Gentian.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1856 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1880 | - | South | Adult |
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Whippingham (SZ59) | 1924 | - | S Wakely | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1924 | - | S Wakely | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ38) | 1930 | - | J Lobb | Adult |
| Newport (SZ59) | 19/08/1934 | one | S Wakely | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1951 | one | K G Blair | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 18/10/1997 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 15/08/2003 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Brook Down (SZ38) | 12/07/2017 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
| Mottistone Down (SZ48) | 25/05/2018 | one | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 09/07/1973 | 10 | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 25/07/1973 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Beaulieu Road, NF (SU30) | 19/09/1980 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Heckford | Adult |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 27/09/1980 | three | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling | Adult |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 25/07/1981 | two | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 31/08/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 14/09/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, A M Emmet | Adult |
| Dur Hill Down (SU10) | 11/10/1997 | one | John Chainey | Adult |
| Dur Hill Down (SU10) | 12/10/1998 | one | John Chainey | Adult |
| Hayling (SU70) | 02/09/2002 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 09/10/2005 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, B Elliott | Adult |
| Browndown north (SZ59) | 28/10/2005 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 29/07/2006 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 03/08/2006 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 13/06/2014 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Holbury (SU40) | 21/07/2014 | one | John Chainey, Jenny Spence | Adult |
| Ashlett Creek (SU40) | 21/07/2014 | two | John Chainey, Jenny Spence | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 17/10/2017 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 17/10/2017 | one | Fareham Moth Group | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 27/08/2021 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85) | 21/07/2011 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Stockbridge Down (SU33) | 09/09/2011 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Lower Froyle (SU74) | 11/08/2020 | one | Emily Figgins | Adult |