Species Details

ABH: 49.061

BF: 1037

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Acleris holmiana

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: White-marked Tortrix

Account: Common in gardens, hedgerows and woodland throughout much of the British Isles, but not in northern Scotland Immediately recognised by the conspicuous white costal marking on the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Apple, Plum, Blackthorn, Cotoneaster, Pear, Rowan and similar, living within a spun or rolled leaf, over-wintering as an egg.

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: 10 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 25 Jun (2011) — 31 Jul (2013)

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

Foodplant: Rosaceae.

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-holmiana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 10

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2018

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