Species Details

ABH: 49.381

BF: 1221

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Strophedra weirana

Authority: (Douglas, 1850)

Vernacular: Little Beech Tortrix

Account: Local in beech woodland across much of southern England. Fairly widely, but sparsely distributed across much of Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 10-12 mm. The relatively slender and attenuate forewing and the obscure and poorly defined fasciate markings and costal strigulae distinguish this species from S. nitidana [Bradley]; confusion with Pammene germmana is also possible. Larva feeds on Beech, living between leaves spun together with silk, and over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 10 — 12 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 May (2017) — 10 Jul (2009)

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

Foodplant: Fagus sp., Fagus sylvatica (Beech).

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/strophedra-weirana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 48

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2020

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