Species Details

ABH: 49.020

BF: 974

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Argyrotaenia ljungiana

=Argyrotaenia pulchellana

Authority: (Thunberg, 1797)

Vernacular: Heather Tortrix

Account:

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:

Surrey Flight Period: 27 Mar (2012) — 15 Aug (2024)

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

Foodplant: Erica sp., Polyphagous.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/argyrotaenia-ljungiana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 55

Individuals: 8

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2024

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