49.234 BF1150 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epinotia abbreviana

49.234 BF1150 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epinotia abbreviana - Brown Elm Tortrix - (Fabricius, 1794)

Adult Micro: CAT 2 - Confusion Species -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Brown Elm Bell

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.

ID pointers: Variable. Forewing is orangey-brown to a dark reddish-brown, with a whitish, creamy-white or yellowish-brown oblique cross-band, sharply angled in the middle.

Distribution: (Last record: 24/06/2020 at Breaston ) - Has become an uncommon species due to the reduction in Elm trees. Very few records

Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing during June – July

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 12-16mm

Food Plant: Elm (Ulmus spp.).

Last Recorded Date: 24/06/2020

Last Recorded By: Steve Thorpe

Last Recorded General Area: Breaston

No First Date Information Recorded

Epinotia abbreviana – Will Soar

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