Photo © Mike Wall
Bordered Pearl
Paratalanta pandalis
Checklist Number63.029 [B&F: 1373]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyraustinae |
| Genus: | Paratalanta |
| Species: | pandalis |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1825]) |
Nationally scarce (Na) in open woodland on chalky soils in parts of England and Wales, more numerous in the south. In Hampshire it is very scarce, with scattered and infrequent records across the chalk, predominantly at Oxenbourne Down, Sparsholt and Broughton Down, and not recently. Not reliably recorded from the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 25-29 mm. The most likely confusion species are Sitochroa verticalis and female European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis, from which separated by bordered appearance of fore- and, especially, hind-wing. Larva feeds on Wood Sage, Wild Marjoram, Goldenrod, Black Horehound, Wild Thyme, Corn Mint and Stinging Nettle.
Update: Distribution, August 2019
Update: Distribution, August 2019
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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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 20/06/2002 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upham (SU52) | 1800 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Pitt Down, Sparsholt (SU42) | 11/06/1971 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 25/05/1973 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 26/05/1973 | two | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 22/06/1973 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 02/08/1975 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 29/05/1976 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 17/06/1978 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 25/06/1978 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 15/06/1980 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 16/05/2000 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 14/06/2000 | two | Tony Dobson | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porton Down (SU23) | 30/05/1992 | one | Sarah Miles & Steve Palmer | Adult |
| Porton Down (SU23) | 16/05/2009 | one | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison | Adult |