49.243 BF1135 - Tortricidae - Oletheutinae - Epinotia demarniana

49.243 BF1135 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epinotia demarniana - Blotched Tortrix - (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)

Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Birch Bell

ID Difficulty: amber

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ID pointers: Head and labial palps yellowish. Forewing blackish brown with a large white dorsal blotch at about middle and another towards the wing tips. A reddish-brown tinging at the wing tip corner (apical area).

Distribution: (First record: 01/06/2020 at Melbourne ) - (Last record: 30/05/2024 at Longdendale ) - Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – Currently only three records. Assume it to be locally uncommon to rare.

Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing during June-August.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - and is attracted to light

*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 13-15mm

Food Plant: Birch (Betula), Alder (Alnus) and Goat Willow (Salix caprea).

Last Recorded Date: 30/05/2024

Last Recorded Year: 2024

First Recorded Date: 01/06/2020

First Recorded Year: 2020

Last Recorded By - Christian Heintzen

Last Recorded General Area - Longdendale

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Epinotia demarniana – 27/7/2020 – Melbourne -Tony Davison

Epinotia demarniana – 1st June 2020 – Melbourne – Tony DavisonDavison

Distribution Map for Epinotia demarniana

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Found 7 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 5 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Epinotia demarniana

Monthly Counts By Year: Epinotia demarniana

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Epinotia demarniana – 7 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count
Epinotia demarniana	Longdendale, Wildboar Clough	SK09U	2024	30/05/2024	1
Epinotia demarniana	Melbourne, Derbyshire	SK32X	2020	06/01/2020	1
Epinotia demarniana	Tideswell Dale	SK17L	2016	07/06/2016	1
Epinotia demarniana	Dovedale	SK15K	2010	07/06/2010	1
Epinotia demarniana	Biggin Dale, nr Hartington	SK15P	2010	12/06/2010	1
Epinotia demarniana	Dovedale	SK15K	2010	07/06/2010	1
Epinotia demarniana	Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)	SK35L	1996	27/06/1996	1