Species Details

ABH: 49.124

BF: 950

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Aethes francillana

Authority: (Fabricius, 1794)

Vernacular: Narrow-barred Straw

Account: Local in dry pastures, downland and waste ground throughout much of the British Isles, predominantly coastal in the north of its range Differs from A. dilucidana in having the median fascia of the forewing complete; compared with A. beatricella the median and postmedian fasciae are narrower and more oblique, the costal end of the median fascia extending beyond the dorsal end of the postmedian [Bradley]. Larva feeds on seeds of Wild Carrot, living between flower heads 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: 13 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 11 Jul (2006) — 11 Jul (2006)

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

Foodplant: Daucus sp., Peucedanum sp.

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/aethes-francillana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2006

Latest Year: 2006

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