Species Details

ABH: 49.296

BF: 1179

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Notocelia incarnatana

Authority: (Hübner, [1800])

Vernacular: Scarce Rose Shoot Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland, downland and sand-dunes in parts of England, Wales and Ireland, most numerous on the coast and generally scarce inland Distinguished from E. roborana and other related species by the normally pronounced pink suffusion of the forewing ground colour [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Wild Rose, 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: 14 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 Aug (2009) — 9 Aug (2009)

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: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/notocelia-incarnatana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2009

Latest Year: 2009

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