Species Details

ABH: 49.281

BF: 1168

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Gypsonoma sociana

Authority: (Haworth, 1811)

Vernacular: Mottled White Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland, gardens, orchards, parks and on freshwater margins throughout much of Britain Distinguished from other Gypsonoma species by the clear white frons and vertex of the head; the strongly contrasting, plumbeous strigulate with black forewing markings and the white ground colour are also characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds within catkins of Black Poplar, Aspen and Sallow, subsequently burrowing into and feeding on leaf buds.

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: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 7 Jun (2008) — 21 Jul (2021)

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

Foodplant: Populus nigra, Populus tremula (Aspen), 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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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/gypsonoma-sociana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 14

Individuals: 6

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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