2023 Annual Report for: Glyphipterigidae / Glyphipteriginae
For species seen in 2023 that had less than or equal to 100 records, full details are included; for more common species, the earliest, latest and highest count by vice-county are shown. The narrative for each species is taken from the main Hantsmoths website, and it is possible that some information on abundance and occurrence can get out of date, as it is impossible to keep up with all changes; however it should give a good introduction to each species. The tables in each species account summarise the previous status, and that for the current year.
For the maps, all records prior to 2023 are shown by a blue dot (the larger the dot, the more recent), with the current year's records shown in red. As previous records are superimposed on any report for 2023, new sites have greater emphasis (i.e. will show as 'more red').
In the species accounts, an asterisk next to a location indicates a new 10km square record; earliest ever dates are highlighted in orange, and latest ever in red. Initials in the species accounts refer to the recorders listed here. Please get in touch if you identify any omissions or errors, in particular if you have records that have yet to be submitted. Details of how to submit records can be found here.
19.002 [B&F: 0397] Glyphipterix thrasonella (Scopoli, 1763) - Common
Common in a wide range of marginal, aquatic habitats, including bogs, damp heathland and mosses, throughout the British Isles. Widespread and fairly common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 10-15 mm. Generally considered to be day-flying, but often recorded over-night at light traps. The Glyphipterix form a distinctive group, in which the forewing has a characteristic bulge in the costal half of the termen, and appears distinctly folded longitudinally, although G. fuscoviridella is atypical. G. thrasonella has a diagnostic elongate coppery black mark at tonus, which include three silver dots (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva believed to feed within stems of various species of Rush, although the exact foodplant is uncertain.
Records prior to 2023
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16 | 265 | 1937 | 2020 |
| 11 | 326 | 1202 | 1972 | 2022 |
| 12 | 82 | 1847 | 1974 | 2022 |
2023 records
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 31 | 52 | 7 |
| 12 | 19 | 326 | 100 |
Records by year
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
Record Details
VC11: Highland Water Inclosure, NF, one, field observation, 28 May (AMD); Shepherds Gutter, Bramshaw, NF, present, field observation, 03 Jun (JOug); Furzey Gardens, NF, present, field observation, 01 Jul (RAC); Hatchet Pond, NF, one, field observation, gen det. , 17 Jun (STho); Culverley, NF, two, 30 May (CLew); Marchwood, one, 08 Jul (CTha); Totton, one, 04 Jun; one, 07 Jun; two, 09 Jun (CNB); Romsey, one, 10 Jun; one, 15 Jun (KPea); two, 07 Jun; two, 09 Jun; one, 11 Jun (MJB); Wildern LNR, Hedge End, two, field observation, 27 May (TCrw); Chandler's Ford, two, 05 Jun (KArb); Brownwich cliffs, two, 07 Jul; Brownwich Cliffs, Titchfield, two, 07 Jul (F.M.G.); Botley Wood, one, field observation, 18 Jun (DPH); five, 09 Jun (F.M.G. det. RJD); Funtley, two, 04 Jun; three, 09 Jun (TDC); Botley, one, 09 Jun (SLB); Wickham, one, 04 Jun (JRDS); Waterlooville, one, 10 Jun; one, 20 Jun (DWhe); Hurn, two, 09 Jun; one, 10 Jun (MJef); Sway, seven, 09 Jun; two, 07 Jul (SKee); Browndown, one, 01 Sep (F.M.G.);
VC12: Bransbury Common, 20, field observation, 17 Jun (DAS); Silchester Common, 10, 10 Jun (MBot); 15, field observation, around Juncus. , 10 Jun (WLan); Shortheath Common, Oakhanger, present, field observation, several, 06 Jul (AMD); Whitehill, two, 10 Jun (ASto); Odiham Common, two, field observation, 29 May (MJW); three, field observation, 27 May (BGD); Rye Common, present, field observation, frequent, 06 Jun (AMD); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 09 Jun (ASwa); Minley Wood, 40, field observation, 30 May (BGD); Ancells Farm HWT reserve, 100, field observation, 05 Jun; Fleet Pond, 100, field observation, 01 Jun; eight, 10 Jun; 20, netted, 27 Jun; one, field observation, 03 Aug (MHals); Blackwater, one, 11 Jun; one, 12 Jun; one, 17 Jun (BGD); Farnborough, one, 11 Jun (KBW)
19.003 [B&F: 0396] Glyphipterix fuscoviridella (Haworth, 1828) - Common
Common in dry grassland throughout much of England, Wales and south-eastern Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 10-16 mm. Day-flying. Quite distinct amongst the Glyphipterix species by reason of its plain brassy forewing and straight termen, the latter distinguishing it from plain forms of G. thrasonella (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds within stems of Field Wood-rush.
Records prior to 2023
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 43 | 161 | 1900 | 2021 |
| 11 | 129 | 541 | 1972 | 2021 |
| 12 | 81 | 1198 | 1974 | 2022 |
2023 records
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | 11 | 69 | 20 |
Records by year
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
Record Details
VC11: Culverley, NF, present, field observation, 30 May (CLew); West End, five, field observation, 16 May (AMD); Wildern LNR, Hedge End, one, field observation, 26 May (TCrw det. MJW); Hurn, one, field observation, flying around Field Wood Rush in garden. , 29 Apr (MJef); Browndown, one, field observation, 05 May (IHrg det. MJW);
VC12: Headley Gravel Pit, 15, field observation, 10 May (GJD); Ashford Hill Meadows NNR, one, field observation, 27 May (ACB); Odiham Common, three, field observation, 27 May (BGD); present, field observation, 28 May (AMit); Bramshott Common, 20, field observation, 14 May; five, field observation, 28 May (ASwa); Blackbushe Airfield, one, field observation, 09 Jun (KBW); Minley Wood, one, field observation, 29 May; 20, field observation, 30 May (BGD); Fleet Pond, one, netted, 05 May; two, netted, 14 May (MHals)
19.006 [B&F: 0394] Glyphipterix forsterella (Fabricius, 1781) - Local
Local in damp grassland and woodland throughout mainland Britain and in two vice-counties of Ireland, apparently becoming more widespread and common. In south Hampshire, now widespread and fairly common, but remaining very rare in the north and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 8-11 mm. Separated from several similar species by the clear silver dot in the blackish apical spot (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds within ears of Sedge.
Records prior to 2023
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 1900 | 2017 |
| 11 | 89 | 133 | 1972 | 2019 |
| 12 | 17 | 23 | 1974 | 2022 |
2023 records
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Records by year
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
Record Details
VC12: Basingstoke*, one, 09 Jun (MJW); Odiham Common, present, field observation, 28 May (AMit); Rye Common, present, netted, several, 06 Jun (AMD); Hammer Vale, Woolmer, one, 11 Jun; Hammer Bridge, Woolmer, one, field observation, 25 May (ASwa); Fleet Pond, three, 07 Jul (MHals)
19.007 [B&F: 0391] Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella (Stephens, 1834) - Common
Common on grassland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 6-9 mm. Day-flying, and often easily found by searching buttercup flowers on warm, sunny days, when the moths may congregate in large numbers to feed, or by netting over the foodplant. Three other similar species may also be encountered, but they are all scarce: G. schoenicolella, with hindwing dorsal cilia white in basal half; G. equitella, with additional silver dot in disc before apex; and G. forsterella, with silver dot in blackish apical spot (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds within ears of Cock's-foot and Tall Fescue, over-wintering in a cocoon.
Records prior to 2023
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 37 | 59 | 1900 | 2022 |
| 11 | 289 | 780 | 1972 | 2022 |
| 12 | 142 | 1335 | 1974 | 2022 |
2023 records
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | 9 | 107 | 70 |
Records by year
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
Record Details
VC11: Marchwood, one, 08 Jul (CTha); Nursling, one, field observation, 21 May (JWale); Twyford, two, swept, 05 Jun; Hockley Meadows NR, two, swept, 05 Jun (RJD); Dundridge, present, field observation, 18 May (DTru); Kilmeston area, South Downs, present, field observation, 14 May (JHol);
VC12: North Waltham, 30, field observation, 15 May; 70, field observation, 16 May (AJon); Ewhurst Park, Ramsdell, one, field observation, 17 May (ACB); Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne, one, field observation, 07 May (BGD); Noar Hill HIWWT NR, one, field observation, 23 May (DAS); Odiham Common, two, field observation, 27 May (BGD); present, field observation, 28 May (AMit); Hammer Vale, Woolmer*, one, indoors, 22 May (ASwa); Minley Wood, one, field observation, 29 May (BGD)
19.008 [B&F: 0392] Glyphipterix schoenicolella Boyd, 1858 - Nationally Scarce A
Nationally scarce (Na) in fens, bogs and dune slacks from Dorset to Cornwall, in the fens of East Anglia, in the west and north of Scotland and in the west of Ireland. In Hampshire the foodplant occurs very locally in the New Forest, but the moth had not been found until February 2023, when Jack Oughton found larva to be plentiful in the Burley area. There is a single old record from the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 6-9 mm. The adult moth is very similar to Cocksfoot Moth G. simpliciella, but in G. schoenicolella the forewing is more evenly coloured, hardly tinged with copper in apical third; costal strigulae less evenly spaced, usually a larger gap between third and fourth from base: hindwing dorsal cilia whitish-tipped, becoming entirely white towards base (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds within ears of Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, over-wintering in a cocoon.
Records prior to 2023
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | First Record | Last Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
2023 records
| Vice County | #Records | #Individuals | Max Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Records by year
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
Record Details
VC11: New Vice-county Record: Burley, NF*, larval feeding signs, present, field observation, schoenus nigricans, 26 Feb (JOug)
