Species Details

ABH: 49.345

BF: 1219

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Lathronympha strigana

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Slender Rufous Tortrix

Account: Common in open woodland and dry pastures throughout the British Isles, most numerous in southern England. A distinctive species, recognised by the orange-ferruginous coloration of the forewing and the absence of fasciate markings [Bradley]. Larva feeds on various species of St John's-wort, living within a spun or rolled leaf.

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: 13 — 17 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 May (2020) — 6 Sep (2024)

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

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

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/lathronympha-strigana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 158

Individuals: 14

Earliest Year: 1992

Latest Year: 2024

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