Epinotia solandriana - 8th Aug 2025 - Long Clough - Christian Heintzen
49.233 BF1156  – Varied Birch Roller  – Epinotia solandriana  – (Linnaeus, 1758)
Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – confusion with leaf mines       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –      
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Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
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Other Name/s: Variable Bell
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Epinotia brunnichana (Large Birch Roller)
ID pointers: There is a considerable range of colour forms and variation. A distinctive long triangular dorsal blotch is often present, sometimes darker and other times paler than the ground colour.
Distribution:  (Last record: 8 August 2025 at Long Clough )  –  Harrison & Sterling described as widespread in mixed woodland. DaNES 1979; 20/7-23/7 1993, 1996,1997, 22/8/2003 Padley Gorge, Longshaw. Latest 8/8/2025 Long Clough
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July /  August –  Flies during July-August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 January 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 16-21mm
Food Plant: Birch, Hazel and Sallow
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Long Clough

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Long Clough (Aug 2025) Christian Heintzen©



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1979 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Epinotia solandriana

Found 6 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 5 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Epinotia solandriana

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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 solandriana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Epinotia solandriana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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Recordings By Year: Epinotia solandriana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epinotia solandriana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epinotia solandriana

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Epinotia solandriana – 6 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G08/08/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC48729389
Longshaw Est, Padley GorgeSK28K22/08/20031AdultH.E. Beaumont;R.F. Botterillvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COS5V
Dowey Lumb NR, DronfieldSK38Q25/07/19971AdultH.E. Beaumont;R.F. Botterillvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COQY0
Flash Lane,Beeley Moor (site not precise)SK26Z05/08/19961AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COVD2
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K20/07/19931AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COQS0
Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G30/07/19791AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001CP0MB

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