Species Details

ABH: 49.156

BF: 1083

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Hedya nubiferana

=Hedya dimidioalba

=Hedya variegana

Authority: (Haworth, 1811)

Vernacular: Marbled Orchard Tortrix

Account: Common in hedgerows, gardens and orchards throughout the British Isles Very similar to Plum Tortrix H. pruniana, which differs in having the two black postmedian dots more prominent and situated costad of the projection of the outer edge of the median fascia [Bradley]. Larva feeds on many different deciduous trees and shrubs, including Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Wild Cherry, over-wintering in a cocoon.

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: 15 — 21 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 18 May (2024) — 19 Jul (2023)

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

Foodplant:

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/hedya-nubiferana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 145

Individuals: 109

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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