Photo © Mike Wall
Horehound Plume
Wheeleria spilodactylus
Checklist Number45.035 [B&F: 1515]
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: | Wheeleria |
| Species: | spilodactylus |
| Authority: | (Curtis, 1827) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on a few sites on chalky ground in southern England and southern Wales. On the Isle of Wight, found on the cliffs between Freshwater and the Needles, where the foodplant is common in patches along the cliff-edge and the moth, in one or more stages of the life-cycle, can reliably be found. Not recorded from Hampshire. Wingspan 20-25 mm. Larva feeds on White Horehound.
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 | |
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| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1880 | - | South | Adult |
| Compton Down, nr Winchester (SZ38) | 1900 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
| Alum Bay (SZ38) | 01/05/1969 | - | J M Chalmers-Hunt | Larval |
| Freshwater Bay (SZ38) | 1980 | one | David Appleton | Pupal |
| Isle of Wight (SZ28) | 01/08/1980 | one | David Appleton | Pupal |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 11/06/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Larval |
| Needles, West High & Tennyson Downs, West Wight (SZ38) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 13/07/2011 | 15 | Rob Wilson | Larval |
| Chillerton Down (SZ48) | 22/07/2011 | one | Rob Wilson | Adult |
| West High Down (SZ38) | 22/07/2011 | four | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison, Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 26/07/2011 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 15/05/2012 | 12 | Phil Barden | Larval |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 16/05/2012 | 55 | Phil Barden | Larval |
| West High Down (SZ38) | 20/07/2012 | 29 | Rob Wilson | Larval |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 24/06/2013 | - | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Larval |
| Main Bench, High Down (SZ38) | 26/06/2019 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
