Species Details

ABH: 35.156

BF: 757

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Recurvaria nanella

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Southern Apple Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in orchards, gardens, woodland and hedgerows, mainly in southern England, occasionally north to Yorkshire, and in northern Wales Although superficially similar to several other gelechiids, the heavily-bordered, dark basal area and discal markings make the species easy to recognise. Larva mines the leaves in autumn and, after hibernation, the buds and flowers of Apple, Pear and Blackthorn.

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: 11 — 13 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 Jun (2023) — 18 Aug (2012)

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

Foodplant: Malus sp. (an apple), Prunus sp., Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn).

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/recurvaria-nanella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 45

Individuals: 30

Earliest Year: 2000

Latest Year: 2025

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