Species Details

ABH: 49.092

BF: 921

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Phtheochroa inopiana

Authority: (Haworth, 1811)

Vernacular: Fleabane Drab

Account: Local in dry pastures, fens and marshes, and on river-banks and other damp areas throughout England and Wales. Reasonably common in Hampshire, with the south-east quarter of the county responsible for more than two thirds of the total records on the county database, and with no indication of any significant decline in numbers, but very rare on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 17-22 mm. The relatively large size of this species and the obscure markings and drab coloration of the forewing are characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Common Fleabane and Field Wormwood, living within a silken tube or tent.

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: 17 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 11 Jun (2015) — 3 Aug (2024)

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

Foodplant: Pulicaria dysenterica (Common Fleabane).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phtheochroa-inopiana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 21

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2025

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