Photo © Mike Baker
Prochoreutis sehestediana
Checklist Number48.003 [B&F: 0387]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Subfamily: | Choreutinae |
| Genus: | Prochoreutis |
| Species: | sehestediana |
| Authority: | (Fabricius, [1777]) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in damp grassland and moorland in parts of southern England and western Scotland, where distinctly less common than P. myllerana. In Hampshire chiefly in the New Forest, and also found at Ampfield Wood and Botley Wood, but very rare in the north of the county, where there is just one old record. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Day-flying. Very similar to P. myllerana, which see for difference. Larva feeds on Skullcap and Lesser Skullcap.
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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton (SU41) | 02/06/1929 | one | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Southampton (SU41) | 02/06/1932 | one | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Southampton (SU41) | 20/05/1933 | two | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Brockenhurst (SU30) | 1960 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Fritham (SU21) | 1960 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Beaulieu Road, NF (SU30) | 1960 | - | David J L Agassiz | - |
| Minstead (SU21) | 13/08/1967 | - | L W Siggs | - |
| Fritham (SU21) | 06/06/1969 | - | E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Ampfield (SU32) | 14/06/1976 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Churchplace Inclosure, Ashurst (SU30) | 22/07/1979 | one | D H, M J & P H Sterling | Adult |
| Churchplace Inclosure, Ashurst (SU30) | 02/09/1980 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | Larval |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 11/07/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Larval |
| Church Place Inclosure, Ashurst, NF (SU30) | 03/07/1982 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, M J Sterling | Larval |
| Mallard Wood, NF (SU30) | 06/06/1986 | one | D H, M J & P H Sterling | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 12/07/1993 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 04/06/2004 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 09/08/2006 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 06/08/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Ladycross Inclosure, NF (SU30) | 11/08/2007 | - | Richard Coomber, Pete Durnell, Norman Binstead and Dave Owen | Adult |
| Ampfield Wood (SU32) | 11/08/2008 | - | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Ampfield Wood (SU32) | 16/08/2008 | eight | Tim Norriss | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 04/06/2009 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 02/05/2011 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 31/05/2012 | 15 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 06/06/2012 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 01/08/2012 | 30 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 08/08/2012 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Ladycross Inclosure, NF (SU30) | 26/08/2012 | one | Dave Shute | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 03/09/2012 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 17/09/2012 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 26/09/2012 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Ampfield Wood (SU32) | 25/05/2013 | one | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 27/07/2013 | six | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 28/07/2013 | eight | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 14/08/2013 | 25 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 19/08/2013 | 15 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Royal Victoria Country Park (SU40) | 30/07/2014 | two | Dennis Trunecka | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 06/09/2014 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 07/09/2014 | two | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 13/09/2014 | four | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 06/06/2015 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Cadnam Commons (SU21) | 15/07/2015 | one | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Commons (SU21) | 28/07/2015 | 10 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Highland Water Inclosure (SU20) | 28/08/2015 | one | Richard Coomber & Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 01/06/2016 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 13/07/2016 | five | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 30/08/2020 | one | David Wallace | Adult |
| West Walk (SU61) | 06/09/2021 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| West Walk (SU61) | 29/08/2022 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Stoke (SU53) | 03/07/1973 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
