Species Details

ABH: 49.047

BF: 1030

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Eana incanana

Authority: (Stephens, 1852)

Vernacular: Bluebell Moth

Account: Local in woodland throughout much of Britain The rounded forewing and conspicuous curved subbasal fascia are characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds in a web in the flowers of Bluebell and possibly Wild Garlic (references to other pabula, such as Ox-eye Daisy, are potentially doubtful).

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: 17 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Jun (2011) — 19 Jul (2021)

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

Foodplant: Hyacinthoides sp., Leucanthemum sp.

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eana-incanana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 14

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2021

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