Species Details

ABH: 10.003

BF: 125

Family: Tischeriidae

Taxon: Coptotriche marginea

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Bramble Blotch-miner

Account: Common in hedgerows, scrub, heathland and woodland throughout the British Isles. Identified by ochreous wings, with fuscous costa and termen, and minute size. Larva mines leaves of Bramble.

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: 7 — 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 Apr (2007) — 20 Sep (2009)

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

Foodplant:

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

Status: None

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/coptotriche-marginea/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 251

Individuals: 164

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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