Aethes cnicana       Thyraylia nana
49.128 BF946  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Aethes rubigana – Burdock Straw – (Treitschke, 1830) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
Other Name/s: Burdock Conch
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  A.cnicana A.smeathmanniana
ID pointers: Forewing is a creamy whitish buff, blotched with yellow or pale brown with a dark reddish-brown cross-band.
Distribution:  (First record: 16 July 2016 at Kings Newton )  –  (Last record: 18 July 2024 at Cromford, Midway )  –  Another species that is very scarce and Local across the county and found on Burdock. Seems to favour southern localities.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during June – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – active from dusk into the night Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison, Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-19mm
 Food Plant: Burdock (Arctium).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 2016
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton & M.Williams(iRecord)
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford, Midway
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© and Belper – Dave Evans©

49.128 BF946 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes rubigana
Aethes rubigana – Belper – Dave Evans
Aethes rubigana 16th July 2016 - Kings Newton - Tony Davison - Potential county first trapped by Will Soar
Aethes rubigana 16th July 2016 – Kings Newton – Tony Davison – Potential county first trapped by Will Soar
49.128 BF946 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes rubigana
Aethes rubigana 16th July 2016 - Kings Newton - Tony Davison - Potential county first trapped by Will Soar

Aethes rubigana 16th July 2016 - Kings Newton - Tony Davison - Potential county first trapped by Will Soar Aethes rubigana 16th July 2016 - Kings Newton - Tony Davison - Potential county first trapped by Will Soar
49.128 BF946 - Aethes rubigana July14 26 49.128 BF946 - Aethes rubigana - July 2014 Belper, Derbyshire - photo Dave Evans©

Distribution Map for Aethes rubigana

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Found 23 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 18 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Aethes rubigana

Monthly Counts By Year: Aethes rubigana

Recordings By Year: Aethes rubigana

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Aethes rubigana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Aethes rubigana

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Aethes rubigana

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 - Aethes rubigana – 23 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Aethes rubiganaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20251adult
Aethes rubiganaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202418/07/20241adult
Aethes rubiganaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202418/07/20241adult
Aethes rubiganaBelperSK34U202218/06/20221adult
Aethes rubiganaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S202129/06/20211
Aethes rubiganaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201804/07/20181adult
Aethes rubiganaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201616/07/20161Adult
Aethes rubiganaSK21C201403/07/20141Adult
Aethes rubiganaJim Mart Lower NR,Press Lane,AltonSK36S201310/08/20131Adult
Aethes rubiganaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S201322/06/20131Adult
Aethes rubiganaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201026/07/20101Adult
Aethes rubiganaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201010/07/20101Adult
Aethes rubiganaCalke Park Ticknall Lime YardsSK32R200703/08/20071adult
Aethes rubiganaTicknall Limeyards,TicknallSK32R200703/08/20071Adult
Aethes rubiganaCalke Park Ticknall Lime YardsSK32R200722/07/20071adult
Aethes rubiganaTicknall Limeyards,TicknallSK32R200722/07/20071Adult
Aethes rubiganaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200708/07/20071Adult
Aethes rubiganaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200716/06/20071Adult
Aethes rubiganaRobin Wood (centre area track), TicknallSK32M200623/06/20061Adult
Aethes rubiganaRobin WoodSK32M200623/06/20061Adult
Aethes rubiganaMercaston Marsh, Mercaston, BrailsfordSK24R200617/06/20061Adult
Aethes rubiganaSitches, Beeley MoorSK26Y200517/06/20051Adult
Aethes rubiganaIlkeston (site not precise)SK44R198104/06/19811Adult

Aethes cnicana       Thyraylia nana

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