Species Details

ABH: 49.240

BF: 1136

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Epinotia immundana

Authority: (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839)

Vernacular: Birch Tortrix

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: 17 Mar (2020) — 16 Sep (2006)

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

Foodplant: Alnus sp., Betula sp. (a birch).

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/epinotia-immundana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 122

Individuals: 19

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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