Species Details

ABH: 49.347

BF: 1241

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Grapholita compositella

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Meadow Tortrix

Account: Common in dry grassland and flower meadows throughout much of the British Isles, most frequently in the south Readily distinguished by its characteristic dorsal blotch which is divided into four white striae [Bradley]. Larva feeds within flowerheads of White Clover and Red Clover, subsequently living within a leaf-fold.

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: 8 — 10 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 May (2007) — 6 Sep (2012)

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

Foodplant: Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil), Trifolium sp.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/grapholita-compositella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 96

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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