Species Details

ABH: 49.084

BF: 1045

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Acleris notana

Authority: (Donovan, 1806)

Vernacular: Tawny Birch Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland throughout much of the British Isles A species associated with birch woodland, while the very similar A. ferrugana feeds on oak. Fresh males of A. ferrugana can be distinguished by the presence of distinct scale tufts, a feature lacking on A. notana, but otherwise dissection is generally required to fully establish identity. Larva feeds on Silver Birch and Downy Birch, living between leaves spun together with silk.

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: 14 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 Feb (2010) — 24 Oct (2004)

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

Foodplant: Alnus sp., Betula sp. (a birch), Myrica 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-notana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 21

Individuals: 3

Earliest Year: 1995

Latest Year: 2024

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