Species Details

ABH: 49.009

BF: 1007

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Capua vulgana

Authority: (Frölich, 1828)

Vernacular: Pale-shouldered Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland, downland and acid grassland throughout the British Isles The male may be distinguished by the paler basal area of the forewing and the pale buff head and labial palpi, the female somewhat resembles an obscurely marked Cnephasia but differs in having the forewing distinctly buff-coloured [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Hornbeam, Alder, Rowan, Raspberry and Bilberry, living within a spun or rolled leaf, and over-wintering as a pupa.

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 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 May (2011) — 28 Jun (2012)

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

Foodplant: 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/capua-vulgana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 21

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2018

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