Species Details

ABH: 49.153

BF: 1096

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Apotomis sauciana

=Apotomis sauciana grevillana

Authority: (Frölich, 1828)

Vernacular: Least Marble

Account: Local in woodland and on moorland throughout much of England and Wales, and on moorland between 650 m and 950 m in northern Scotland In size and general appearance this species is reminiscent of Endothenia gentianaeana, but differs in the generally darker blue-black coloration of the forewing and the smaller and comparatively inconspicuous marking on the submedian fold [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Bilberry, living between shoots 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: 15 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 27 Jun (2010) — 27 Jun (2010)

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

Foodplant: Arctostaphylos sp., Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry).

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/apotomis-sauciana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 3

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2010

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