Species Details

ABH: 49.022

BF: 1000

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Ptycholoma lecheana

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Brindled Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland and orchards throughout much of the British Isles Distinguished by the generally dark coloration of the fore- and hindwings, the shining metallic edging of the median fascia and the metallic scaling in the apical area of the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs, living within a spun or rolled leaf, over-wintering in a cocoon.

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 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 May (2024) — 7 Jul (2007)

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

Foodplant: Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak).

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/ptycholoma-lecheana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 54

Individuals: 11

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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