49.084 BF1045 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Acleris notana - Tawny Birch Tortrix

49.084 BF1045 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Acleris notana - Tawny Birch Tortrix - (Donovan, 1806)

Adult Micro: CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required -

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

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Other Name/s: Rusty Birch Button
Acleris tripunctana

ID Difficulty: amber

- 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: 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

Flight Period: January / February / March / April / June / July / September / October / November / December / - Two generations June – July and then second September over winters to following Spring.

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - and is attracted to light

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 15-19mm

Food Plant: Birch, Alder and Bog Myrtle

Last Recorded Year: 2012

No First Date Information Recorded

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