63.077 BF1290  –  Crambidae –  Crambinae – Chilo phragmitella – Reed Veneer – (Hübner, [1810]) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> Crambidae  >> Crambinae
** Identification write up required **
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Schoenobius gigantella (Giant Water-veneer);Donacaula forficella (Pale Water-veneer)
ID pointers: The females are paler and larger and both sexes have large long labial palps. Overall colour is a pale sometimes dark sandy-brown or straw-yellow and can be suffused darker.There is also a small blackish mark in the central area near the wing apex. Has a distinctive shape.
Distribution:  (Last record: 08/09/2024 at Markham Vale NR )  –  An uncommon species in the recording area with most records from the north east and south east corners of the county, being found in wet marshy locations where there are large reedbeds.
Flight Period: June /  July /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Sid Morris  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 24-40mm
Food Plant: Common Reed and Reed Sweet-grass
Last Recorded Date: 08/09/2024
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Sid Morris
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale NR

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Distribution Map for Chilo phragmitella

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Found 23 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 11 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 12 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Chilo phragmitella

Monthly Counts By Year: Chilo phragmitella

Recordings By Year: Chilo phragmitella

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Chilo phragmitella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Chilo phragmitella

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Chilo phragmitella – 23 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Chilo phragmitellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202409/08/20241
Chilo phragmitellaMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202426/06/20242
Chilo phragmitellaFindern GardenSK33A202310/06/20231
Chilo phragmitellaWoodland AveSK43R202323/06/20231
Chilo phragmitellaPoolsbrook caravan site, Staveley, Derbys.SK47G202309/08/20231
Chilo phragmitellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202310/08/20234
Chilo phragmitellaMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202307/08/20232
Chilo phragmitellaForbes Hole LNRSK43W202215/07/20222
Chilo phragmitellaWoodland AveSK43R202118/07/20211
Chilo phragmitellaWoodland AveSK43R202102/07/20211
Chilo phragmitellaWoodland AveSK43R202126/06/20211
Chilo phragmitellaLong Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X201817/08/20181
Chilo phragmitellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201818/07/20181
Chilo phragmitellaTrowell Marsh LNRSK43U201807/07/20182
Chilo phragmitellaElvaston Clover CloseSK43B201626/08/20161
Chilo phragmitellaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201602/08/20161
Chilo phragmitellaStraw's Bridge, Ilkeston, Meadow near Sustrans Cycle TrackSK44K201611/08/20161
Chilo phragmitellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201212/08/20121
Chilo phragmitellaBack Lane,GlapwellSK46T201009/08/20101
Chilo phragmitellaBack Lane,GlapwellSK46T201018/08/20102
Chilo phragmitellaBack Lane,GlapwellSK46T201016/08/20103
Chilo phragmitellaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200925/07/20096
Chilo phragmitellaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200621/07/20061

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