Species Details

ABH: 49.237

BF: 1144

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Epinotia signatana

Authority: (Douglas, 1845)

Vernacular: Black-streaked Tortrix

Account: Local in woodland, hedgerows and scrub in England and Wales, mostly in the south and east Characterised by its rather nondescript general appearance and the comparatively prominent black discal streak [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Blackthorn, Wild Cherry and Bird Cherry, living between leaves and shoots spun together with silk.

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: 14 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 20 Jun (2008) — 13 Jul (2010)

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

Foodplant: Crataegus sp., Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple), Prunus sp.

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 5

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2008

Latest Year: 2019

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