49.101 BF926  -  Tortricidae -  Tortricinae - Phalonidia manniana - Water Mint Straw - (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
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Other Name/s: Water-mint Conch ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Phalonidia udana (Loosestrife Straw)
Distribution:  (Last record: 2024 at West Park, Fox Covert LNR Long Eaton )  -  Significant record – exact status unknown as few modern day records. Harrison & Sterling – Whaley Bridge 9/6/48 & rare 1953-58; Only three modern day accounts – DaNES 24/6/2005 Mercaston; iRecord 30/6/2020 Breaston & 31/7/2024 Long Eaton
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  Single brooded flying in June- July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - active from dusk into the night Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Food Plant: Water Mint & Gypsywort
Last Recorded Year: 2024
No First Date Information Recorded

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