Photo © Jeff Goodridge
Druid
Aedia funesta
Checklist Number73.0301 [B&F: 2464b]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Occurs through central and southern Europe to the Balkans and southern Russia, and in Asia Minor to Iran. In Britain it was first recorded in Kingsdown, Kent on 13/6/2014, since which there have been annual arrivals, and it is now almost annual in our area.
Wingspan 34-40 mm. Distinguished from the superficially similar Alchymist Catephria alchymista by its generally smaller size, browner forewing tone and whitish patch in the discal area of the forewing, and from the closely related Sorcerer Aedia leucomelas by the presence of a white costal crescent.
Wingspan 34-40 mm. Distinguished from the superficially similar Alchymist Catephria alchymista by its generally smaller size, browner forewing tone and whitish patch in the discal area of the forewing, and from the closely related Sorcerer Aedia leucomelas by the presence of a white costal crescent.
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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totland (SZ38) | 22/07/2016 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Afton Marsh (SZ38) | 01/07/2017 | one | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 01/07/2018 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 01/07/2019 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southsea (SZ69) | 02/07/2015 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 21/07/2016 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
| Allbrook (SU42) | 17/07/2021 | one | Simon Ingram | Adult |
