Species Details

ABH: 49.018

BF: 983

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Choristoneura hebenstreitella

Authority: (Müller, 1764)

Vernacular: Great Tortrix

Account: Local in woodland throughout the British Isles, but not in northern Scotland The large size and distinctive olive-brown markings are characteristic of this species [Bradley]. Larva feeds on various deciduous trees and shrubs, living within a spun or rolled leaf.

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: male 19 — 25 mm; female 24 — 30 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 19 May (2011) — 12 Jul (2021)

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: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/choristoneura-hebenstreitella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 77

Individuals: 448

Earliest Year: 1985

Latest Year: 2025

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