Photo © Mike Wall

Endothenia ericetana

Checklist Number
49.192 [B&F: 1103]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Endothenia
Species:ericetana
Authority:(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)

Local in rough pastures, flower meadows and farmland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire uncommon, most frequent in the south-east, apparently absent from the New Forest, and very sparsely distributed in the north of the county. There are only two recent records from the Isle of Wight, both from Totland. Wingspan 14-20 mm. Similar to E. quadrimaculana but smaller; the forewing has a more uniform ochreous-brown or reddish brown general appearance and lacks the strong black admixture in the median fascia medially [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Marsh Woundwort, Hedge Woundwort and Corn Mint.

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
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Shanklin (SZ58)1880-StaintonAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1900-K G BlairAdult
Totland (SZ38)10/09/2004oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Totland (SZ38)04/08/2006oneSam Knill-JonesAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Catisfield (SU50)30/08/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Catisfield (SU50)23/09/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Rowner (SU50)30/07/1976oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)21/08/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Sparsholt (SU43)1989oneTony DobsonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)11/07/1989oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60)13/06/1992oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Lower Test Marshes NR (SU31)1995oneD H SterlingAdult
Spearywell Wood (SU32)1998-Norman BinstedAdult
Queen Elizabeth CP (SU71)07/07/1999oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Funtley (SU50)16/07/2004oneKeith WheelerAdult
Fareham (SU50)12/08/2004oneKeith WheelerAdult
Funtley (SU50)22/08/2006oneMaurice OpieAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)21/07/2009oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)11/08/2010oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)05/09/2013oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)03/07/2015oneIan ThirlwellAdult
West Meon (SU62)20/07/2018oneMaurice OpieAdult
West Walk (SU61)26/07/2019oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Winter Down Copse, Little Somborne (SU33)19/07/2021oneGlynne EvansAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Harewood Forest (SU34)02/08/1980oneJ R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonAdult
Selborne (SU73)25/07/1995oneAlasdair AstonAdult
Old Basing (SU65)29/07/2006oneTony DobsonAdult
Black Wood, Micheldever (SU54)01/07/2008fiveColin Plant, Mike Wall, Tim NorrissAdult
Cholderton (SU24)27/06/2009oneMike Wall & Tim NorrissAdult
Cove (SU85)03/07/2009oneRichard EaglingAdult
Goodworth Clatford (SU34)30/06/2015oneGlynne EvansAdult
Goodworth Clatford (SU34)10/07/2015oneGlynne EvansAdult
Anna Valley, Andover (SU34)17/06/2017oneTim NorrissAdult