Species Details

ABH: 49.279

BF: 1169

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Gypsonoma dealbana

Authority: (Frölich, 1828)

Vernacular: Common Cloaked Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland throughout much of the British Isles, but not in northern Scotland The nominate form, in which the forewing markings contrast with the ground colour, is reminiscent of G. sociana but can be distinguished by the cream-white frons and vertex of the head, which in G. sociana are clear white; the coloration of the head also distinguishes G. dealbana from other British Gypsonoma species [Bradley]. Larva feeds within buds and young shoots of Hazel, Hawthorn, Poplar and Sallow, 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: 11 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (2018) — 14 Oct (2025)

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

Foodplant: Corylus sp., Crataegus sp., Populus sp. (a poplar), Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak), Quercus sp. (an oak), 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: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/gypsonoma-dealbana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 351

Individuals: 201

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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