Apotomis turbidana       Apotomis capreana
49.150 BF1093  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Apotomis betuletana – Birch Marble – (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Apotomis capreana Apotomis turbidana
ID pointers: Two thirds of the forewing are blackish-grey or brown, intricately marked with pale greys, blues and dark browns. The outer edge often has a “Hook-tip” indentation marking into the white. Dorsal third white or creamy white also marked with pale grey-blue. A large scale tuft at base of forewing.
Distribution:  Widespread and often common across the county and found on Birch.
Flight Period: July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing during July – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 27 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 16-20mm
 Food Plant: Birch (Betula).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© 

Apotomis betuletana
Apotomis betuletana – Melbourne – Tony Davison
Apotomis betuletana

49.150 BF1093-apotomis-betuletana 49.150 BF1093 - Apotomis betuletana Melbourne, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Apotomis betuletana

Found 149 records
    ↳ 11 from After 2025
    ↳ 28 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 110 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 – Apotomis betuletana

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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: Apotomis betuletana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Apotomis betuletana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Apotomis betuletana
AGR: -5.06%   |   Total % Change: -71.2%


CUSUM Analysis: Apotomis betuletana
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 3 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 2001, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2016, 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: Apotomis betuletana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Apotomis betuletana
( 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 - Apotomis betuletana – 149 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale South Tip PerimeterSK47K202502/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaDinting Nature ReserveSK09C202506/08/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaCromford MoorSK25X202511/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaShaw Farm, New Mills VCSJ98Y202512/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaCromford MoorSK25X202513/07/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202517/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale South Tip , DerbyshireSK47K202524/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaStaveley garden SYASK47H202525/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G202511/07/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaLongdendale, Torside grassland and willow carrSK09U202513/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202526/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaHall Lane ponds , Staveley DerbyshireSK47H202419/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaLongdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U202403/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202415/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaSandiacreSK43S202403/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202409/08/202421adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202412/08/202421adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202426/08/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaWoodland AveSK43R202416/08/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202425/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaForbes Hole LNRSK43W202425/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202419/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202307/09/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale South TipSK47L202313/09/202311adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202322/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202330/08/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaStaunton Harold Reservoir, DerbyshireSK32S202315/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202301/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaGlossop, Shire Hill, southSK09M202302/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202311/08/202310adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202317/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202321/08/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202322/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202312/07/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaWaingroves Wood Bat and Moth NightSK44E202220/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202227/08/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaOrchid WoodSK43L202221/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202007/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaHathersageSK28F202017/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201924/08/20193adultDanes_2019-2021
Apotomis betuletanaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201914/08/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
Apotomis betuletanaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201910/08/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
Apotomis betuletanaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201925/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Apotomis betuletanaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201818/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaCoombs DaleSK27H201807/06/20183Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaNot givenSK27N201816/06/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201705/08/20177adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaWaingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E201606/08/20162adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201610/06/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWaingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E201508/08/20152adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaTideswell DaleSK17L201518/06/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201406/08/20141Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaFirestone Lane, MatlockSK36G201418/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaFirestone Lane, MatlockSK36G201425/07/20142adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201431/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaNot givenSK27N201309/08/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaErewash Fields, Long EatonSK53B201309/08/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaThe Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N201309/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201320/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaBilberry Wood, AmbergateSK35L201202/08/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaLancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S201217/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaRosliston (National Forest Centre), SwadlincoteSK21N201220/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaLancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S201227/06/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaLancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S201229/06/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWilliamthorpe LNR,HolmewoodSK46I201121/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaDovedaleSK15K201129/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201126/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201126/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201114/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCalke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R201024/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201020/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201010/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaThe Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N201025/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMeynell Langley,Kirk LangleySK23Z200908/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaFar Cross,Cavendish Park,MatlockSK36A200915/08/20094Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaDrakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on TrentSK22F200922/08/20092Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaFar Cross,Cavendish Park,MatlockSK36A200922/08/20093Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200915/07/20092Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaRobin Wood (central area)SK32M200804/08/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaBristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R200821/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X200804/07/20081adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaGlossop (Shire Hill Quarry)SK09M200822/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200804/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200825/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaRobin Wood (centre area track), TicknallSK32M200715/09/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks,Hartshorne,Swadlincote (old toilet block area)SK32G200711/08/200714Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaFlash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X200703/08/20075Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCalke Park Ticknall Lime YardsSK32R200722/07/20073adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaTicknall Limeyards,TicknallSK32R200722/07/20073Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X200701/06/20071adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200701/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaRosliston (National Forest Centre), SwadlincoteSK21N200604/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200615/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks, Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G200613/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks (new plantation),Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G200613/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaFlash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X200616/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200621/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200625/06/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWhitwell Wood,Whitwell,WorksopSK57J200529/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaFOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H200403/09/20044adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200402/09/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200405/09/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200405/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200402/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200403/09/20044Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200406/08/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200427/08/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200406/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200427/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200421/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200417/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaToyota Site, BurnastonSK23V200428/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200417/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaBurnaston (Toyota Plant NR), DerbySK23V200428/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200430/06/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200430/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200408/06/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200429/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaFOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H200306/09/20031adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaForemark Resr (below dam), TicknallSK32H200306/09/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWhitwell Woods, DerbyshireSK57J200323/08/20031adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200306/08/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200308/08/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200312/08/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200317/08/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200308/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaLongshaw Est, Padley GorgeSK28K200322/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaChunnal Moor (Gnat Hole Wood), GlossopSK09G200324/08/20035Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaChunnal Moor, GlossopSK09G200324/08/200310Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200306/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200312/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200317/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaWhitwell Wood (centre area), Whitwell, WorksopSK57J200323/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaGrindleford (Padley Mill C)SK27P200121/07/20016Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCalke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R199803/07/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaDowey Lumb NR, DronfieldSK38Q199725/07/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaTicknall Limeyards,TicknallSK32R199711/06/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199330/08/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaAskew Grove, ReptonSK32D198123/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198123/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaAskew Grove, ReptonSK32D198104/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198104/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaAskew Grove, ReptonSK32D198104/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198104/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaAskew Grove, ReptonSK32D198130/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198130/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G197919/07/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G197923/07/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Apotomis betuletanaCarvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G197925/07/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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