Species Details

ABH: 49.023

BF: 971

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Pandemis cinnamomeana

Authority: (Treitschke, 1830)

Vernacular: White-faced Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland throughout much of England and Wales Weakly marked specimens, especially those with drab coloration, may be confused with forms of Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix P. heparana, from which the male may be distinguished by the white head and the female by the presence of reddish ochreous suffusion in the apical area of the hindwing [Bradley]. Larva feeds on various deciduous trees and shrubs, 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: 18 — 24 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Jun (2007) — 28 Sep (2020)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2f/1m

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pandemis-cinnamomeana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 15

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2007

Latest Year: 2020

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