Photo © Mike Wall
Phtheochroa sodaliana
Checklist Number49.094 [B&F: 0923]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Phtheochroa |
| Species: | sodaliana |
| Authority: | (Haworth, 1811) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in dry pastures, heathland and fens in parts of England and south-western Ireland. In Hampshire very local on the chalk around Winchester between the Itchen and Test valleys, also recorded historically from Oxenbourne Down, with wanderers elsewhere. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 13-17 mm. In some respects reminiscent of a small P. rugosana but at once distinguished by the conspicuous ferruginous-red apical spot and the generally white basal area of the forewing; the dappled hindwing distinguishes this species from Hysterophora maculosana [Bradley]. Larva feeds within berries of Buckthorn.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 25/06/1964 | - | E A Sadler | Adult |
| Catisfield (SU50) | 03/07/1975 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 05/07/1975 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 05/07/1975 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 02/08/1975 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Teg Down, Winchester (SU43) | 26/08/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, M J Sterling | Larval |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 1987 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 1991 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Teg Down, Winchester (SU42) | 26/08/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 27/08/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, R J B Hoare | Larval |
| Yew Hill NR (SU42) | 26/07/1997 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Waterlooville (SU61) | 28/06/2000 | - | Richard J Moore | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 20/06/2001 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Waterlooville (SU61) | 31/05/2007 | one | Richard J Moore | Adult |
| Waterlooville (SU61) | 12/06/2007 | one | Richard J Moore | Adult |
| Stockbridge (SU33) | 11/06/2010 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 02/09/2010 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Larval feeding signs |
| Lopcombe Escarpment (SU23) | 27/08/2011 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Havant Copse (SU71) | 27/07/2012 | - | Roy Hilton | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 13/06/2014 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 13/06/2015 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Shawford (SU42) | 17/06/2015 | one | Andrew Hardacre | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 10/06/2016 | one | Fareham Moth Group | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 10/06/2016 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 17/06/2016 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 17/06/2016 | two | Tony Tindale | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 16/06/2017 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Old Winchester Hill (SU62) | 16/06/2017 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 01/06/2018 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Kings Somborne (SU33) | 15/06/2020 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilbolton Down (SU43) | 20/08/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Larval |
| South Wonston (SU43) | 29/06/1995 | - | P J S Smith | Adult |
| Sherborne St John (SU65) | 19/06/2005 | one | Nick Montegriffo, Mike Wall | Adult |
| Bishops Sutton (SU63) | 13/06/2009 | one | Peter Thompson | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 27/06/2009 | two | Mike Wall & Tim Norriss | Adult |
| Sherborne St John (SU65) | 05/06/2010 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Sherborne St John (SU65) | 25/06/2010 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 01/06/2011 | one | Sue Hiley | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 26/06/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 26/06/2011 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 26/06/2012 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Leckford Golf Course (SU33) | 14/07/2013 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU33) | 18/07/2014 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 27/06/2015 | one | Sue Hiley | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 01/07/2015 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Anna Valley, Andover (SU34) | 17/06/2017 | one | Tim Norriss | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 02/07/2021 | one | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison, Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 12/06/2023 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Cole Henley (SU45) | 17/06/2023 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 24/06/2023 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Littleton (SU43) | 27/06/2023 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Cole Henley (SU45) | 07/07/2023 | two | Glynne Evans | Adult |
