Species Details

ABH: 49.161

BF: 1063

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Celypha striana

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Barred Marble

Account: Common on dry pastures and downland throughout England and Wales. Distinguished from C. rosaceana and C. rufana by the strongly developed median fascia in the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Dandelion.

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 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 May (2011) — 4 Sep (2024)

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

Foodplant: Taraxacum 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: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/celypha-striana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 174

Individuals: 39

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2025

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