49.016 BF981  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Archips rosana – Rose Tortrix – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Archips crataegana (Brown Oak Tortrix)
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 May 2025 at Findern )  –  Appears to be generally uncommon – Harrison & Sterling list few records to 1959; DaNES show three records 2003 Kings Newton; 2006 Buxton; 2006 Pleasley; and iRecord shows 9 records between 2016 – 2024:
Flight Period: July /  August /  September /  –  Flies at dusk and is attracted to light during July – September Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – active from dusk into the night Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-24mm
Food Plant: Fruit trees including Raspberry and cultivated roses.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Brian & Jean Hallam
Last Recorded General Area – Findern

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Distribution Map for Archips rosana

Found 13 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 10 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Archips rosana

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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 rosana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Archips rosana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Archips rosana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Archips rosana
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 20 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2016, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2006, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Archips rosana
( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Archips rosana – 13 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Archips rosanaDerby DESK33I202419/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202423/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaHathersageSK28F202007/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaLong EatonSK43X201810/10/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaForbes HoleSK43W201728/05/20171not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaMarlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X201604/10/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaMarlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X201606/09/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaMarlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X201607/09/20163adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaMarlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X201611/09/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaMarlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X201618/09/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Archips rosanaNewboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C200603/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Archips rosanaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S200622/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Archips rosanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200309/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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