Species Details

ABH: 49.085

BF: 1050

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Acleris kochiella

Authority: (Goeze, 1783)

Vernacular: Elm Tortrix

Account: Local in hedgerows, gardens, orchards and parks throughout southern England, north to Yorkshire Specimens of the autumn generation of this species resemble A. logiana, but are usually greyer in general coloration [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Elm, living within a spun or rolled leaf; larvae of the summer brood are much more common than those of the spring generation.

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: 15 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Ulmus procera (English Elm), Ulmus sp. (an elm).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 22

Individuals: 4

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2025

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