Species Details

ABH: 49.062

BF: 1036

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Acleris forsskaleana

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Netted Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland and gardens throughout England and Wales. The pale yellow ground colour and strongly reticulate pattern of the forewing distinguish this species [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Field Maple and Sycamore, living within a spun or rolled leaf, over-wintering as a small larva.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Jun (2009) — 6 Sep (2023)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Acer campestre (Field Maple), Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/acleris-forsskaleana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 205

Individuals: 110

Earliest Year: 1995

Latest Year: 2025

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