Species Details

ABH: 49.066

BF: 1038

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Acleris laterana

Authority: (Fabricius, 1794)

Vernacular: Dark-marked Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland throughout much of the British Isles Certain forms of this species closely resemble forms of A. comariana, from which reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. The brownish f. perplexana may be confused with f. castaneana of A. schalleriana, but may be distinguished by the comparatively smooth costa of the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Willow, Bilberry, Raspberry, Blackthorn, 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: 15 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 May (2023) — 18 Oct (2023)

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

Foodplant: Rosaceae, Rubus sp., Salix sp. (a sallow), Vaccinium sp.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/acleris-laterana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 58

Individuals: 12

Earliest Year: 1995

Latest Year: 2025

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