Species Details

ABH: 49.158

BF: 1084

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Hedya ochroleucana

Authority: (Frölich, 1828)

Vernacular: Buff-tipped Marble

Account: Common in gardens, orchards and hedgerows throughout much of England and Wales, more numerous in the south The comparatively lightly marked, ochreous-cream coloration in the distal part of the forewing is characteristic of this species [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Dog-rose, living between 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: 16 — 21 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 10 Jun (2011) — 8 Jul (2013)

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

Foodplant: Malus sp. (an apple), Rosa sp. (a Rose).

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-ochroleucana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 11

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2023

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