49.084 BF1045 – Tawny Birch Tortrix – Acleris notana – (Donovan, 1806)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
** Identification write-up required
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– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Acleris ferrugana (Tawny Oak Tortrix)
Distribution: (Last record: 11 September 2012 at Swadlincote ) – Likely uncommon due to most records being aggregated as A.ferrugana/notana – Harrison & Sterling recorded 1981-1982 and one 14/4/1972 Holloway. DaNES list 12 records 2003-2012 and one 1998 Ticknall – IRecord show 32 all aggregated
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 3 January 2026 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2012
Last Recorded By – The late Dave Budworth
Last Recorded General Area – Swadlincote
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1998 - 2012)
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Distribution Map for Acleris notana
Found 12 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 12 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 12 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Acleris notana
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Monthly Records By Year:
Acleris notana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Acleris notana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Acleris notana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Acleris notana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Acleris notana
AGR: -4.41% | Total % Change: -33.3%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Acleris notana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Acleris notana
Acleris notana
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 - Acleris notana – 12 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 09/11/2012 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP8S8 |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 23/02/2012 | 1 | Adult | M.J. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP7P6 |
| Glossop (Shire Hill Quarry) | SK09M | 22/07/2008 | 1 | Adult | Colin Plant | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSKI |
| Foremark Resr (pumping station), Ticknall | SK32H | 29/10/2006 | 1 | Adult | M.J. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWA5 |
| Foremark Resr, Ticknall | SK32H | 09/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | A. Davison;N. Topliss;W. Soar | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CORJY |
| Foremark Resr, Ticknall | SK32H | 06/11/2004 | 3 | Adult | A. Davison;N. Topliss | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVRA |
| Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 29/03/2004 | 1 | Adult | A. Davison;N. Topliss | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COZQJ |
| Carvers Rocks (old toilet block area), Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 28/11/2003 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth;A. Davison;N. Topliss | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVJK |
| Foremark Resr, Ticknall | SK32H | 18/11/2003 | 1 | Adult | A. Davison;N. Topliss | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVJF |
| Robin Wood (centre area track), Ticknall | SK32M | 18/11/2003 | 3 | Adult | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVJI |
| Foremark Resr (orange hill wood area), Ticknall | SK32H | 16/09/2003 | 1 | Adult | A. Davison;N. Topliss | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1MM |
| Calke Park (Poker's Leys), Ticknall | SK32L | 13/02/1998 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVEH |