Species Details

ABH: 49.231

BF: 1155

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Epinotia brunnichana

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1767)

Vernacular: Large Birch Roller

Account: Common in birch woodland and on heathland throughout much of Britain, more frequently in the north The nominate and other fasciate forms of E. brunnichana may be confused with some forms of E. solandriana but can be distinguished by the shape of the dorsal blotch of ground colour which is subquadrate in E. brunnichana and not triangular as in E. solandriana; in E. brunnichana the outer edge of the subbasal fascia is less oblique dorsally [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Birch, Hazel and Sallow, 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: 18 — 23 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 Jun (2017) — 16 Oct (2024)

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

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch), Corylus sp., Salix sp. (a sallow).

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 63

Individuals: 22

Earliest Year: 1995

Latest Year: 2025

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