Species Details

ABH: 49.320

BF: 1274

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Dichrorampha alpinana

Authority: (Treitschke, 1830)

Vernacular: Orange-spot Daisy Moth

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: 8 May (2012) — 24 Jul (2024)

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

Foodplant: Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

Moths

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Moths

Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/dichrorampha-alpinana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 20

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2024