49.229 BF1154  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Epinotia caprana – Large Willow Roller – (Fabricius, 1798) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
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Other Name/s: Large Sallow Bell
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Epinotia sordidana (Brown Alder Roller)
ID pointers: Several forms that show much variation. One form is very distinctive with a white band along the dorsum with two indentations into a dark grey-black rest of forewing. Other forms need careful checking. It is not easily observed as it frequents moorlands but does come to light.
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 May 2025 at Repton Shrubs )  –  Only two records from Harrison & Sterling – Repton -Bred from Salix spp 1921-26; Repton 23/10/1981 – no further records to 2024
Flight Period: July /  August /  October /  –  July – August and sometime in October Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 16-22mm
Food Plant: Sallows, Willow and Bog Myrtle
Last Recorded Year: 1981
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling
Last Recorded General Area – Repton Shrubs

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Distribution Map for Epinotia caprana

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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 – Epinotia caprana

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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: Epinotia caprana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Epinotia caprana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Epinotia caprana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epinotia caprana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
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Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
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Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Epinotia caprana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epinotia caprana
( 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 - Epinotia caprana – 0 records available

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