Species Details

ABH: 49.297

BF: 1177

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Notocelia rosaecolana

Authority: (Doubleday, 1850)

Vernacular: Rose Shoot Moth

Account: Common in gardens and hedgerows throughout much of Britain and western Ireland This is one of three closely related and difficult to separate species (see E. trimaculana and E. roborana). A generally larger species than E. trimaculana with the forewing somewhat broader and the costa more strongly curved; the general coloration of the forewing is lighter while the costal strigulae are finer and more oblique [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Wild Rose and Cultivated Rose, living within a spun or rolled leaf, over-wintering as an egg.

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 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 25 May (2009) — 19 Jul (2012)

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/notocelia-rosaecolana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 24

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2024

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