49.014 – BF979  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Archips crataegana – Brown Oak Tortrix – (Hübner, [1799]) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Male forewing is a light greyish-brown, with dark purplish-brown markings in the form of blotches. Female forewing usually darker than that of the male, often with a net-like pattern.
Distribution:  (Last record: 27 June 2024 at South Wood (VC57) )  –  A generally uncommon Tortrix in the county.There are only three modern day records – 2005, 2022 & 2024.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  On the wing during June – July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar, Martin Roome  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 November 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: male c.20mm, female c.25mm
Food Plant: Oak (Quercus), Elm (Ulmus), Ash (Fraxinus) and Sallow (Salix).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Martin Roome
Last Recorded General Area – South Wood (VC57)

Selected Images:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© / South Wood (VC57) 27/6/2024 – Martin Roome©



Distribution Map for Archips crataegana

Found 4 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Archips crataegana

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Archips crataegana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Archips crataegana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Archips crataegana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Archips crataegana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Archips crataegana
AGR: 14.9%   |   Total % Change: 1300%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Archips crataegana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Archips crataegana
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Archips crataegana – 4 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
South WoodSK31U27/06/202414adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T15/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y27/06/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Asbourne area (site not precise)SK14Y02/04/19051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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