49.248 BF1139  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Epinotia tenerana – Nut Bud Moth – (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Nut-bud Moth
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing is an orangey-brown or dark-brown, covered with yellowish-brown. A white blotch on the inner wing margin. The white can sometimes be replaced with pale orange-brown.
Distribution:  (Last record: 19/07/2022 at Breaston )  –  Appears to be an uncommon to rare species in the county. Only a handful of records between 2004 – 2022 – where there is Hazel or Alder.
Flight Period: July /  August /  September /  October /  –  On the wing during July – October. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – active from dusk into the night Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Food Plant: Hazel and Alder.
Last Recorded Date: 19/07/2022
Last Recorded Year: 2022
Last Recorded By – Steve Thorpe
Last Recorded General Area – Breaston

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© 

Distribution Map for Epinotia tenerana

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Found 16 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 13 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Epinotia tenerana

Monthly Counts By Year: Epinotia tenerana

Recordings By Year: Epinotia tenerana

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Epinotia tenerana

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epinotia tenerana

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 tenerana – 16 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Epinotia teneranaMiller's Dale, woodland near stationSK17G202406/09/20241
Epinotia teneranaHulme End, Buxton SK17 0HQ, UKSK15J202403/09/20241
Epinotia teneranaWoodland AveSK43R202219/07/20221
Epinotia teneranaBirch ValeSK08I201704/09/20171
Epinotia teneranaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201616/07/20161
Epinotia teneranaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201522/08/20151
Epinotia teneranaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X201225/07/20121
Epinotia teneranaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X201226/07/20121
Epinotia teneranaLadybower ResrSK18U201003/09/20101
Epinotia teneranaCrich ChaseSK35L200603/08/20062
Epinotia teneranaForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200403/09/20041
Epinotia teneranaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200412/07/20041
Epinotia teneranaFOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H200403/09/20041
Epinotia teneranaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200412/07/20041
Epinotia teneranaCressbrook Dale, Little LongstoneSK17R199620/07/19961
Epinotia teneranaCrich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)SK35L199426/06/19941

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