49.381 BF1221  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Strophedra weirana – Little Beech Piercer – (Douglas, 1850) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
** Photograph required / Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Little Beech Piercer
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Strophedra nitidana (Little Oak Tortrix)
Distribution:  (Last record: 10 July 2023 at Calke Park )  –  All records are of Larval mines – iRecord 4 records from Calke park & Carver’s Rocks October 2023; DaNES two records one from Calke Park 25/10/2008 & one from Linacre 13/10/2009.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July Mine Period:  October
Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active during the day, from noon to sunset, and in the early morning and evening Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Beech
Last Recorded Year: 2023 (leaf mine)
Last Recorded By – iRecord
Last Recorded General Area – Calke Park

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Distribution Map for Strophedra weirana

Found 6 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Strophedra weirana

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Strophedra weirana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Strophedra weirana
( 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 2020-2026.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Strophedra weirana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Mine 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 mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Strophedra weirana – 6 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Calke ParkSK32R07/10/20231Minevc57_irecords_extract
Calke ParkSK32R01/10/20231Minevc57_irecords_extract
Carver's RocksSK32H21/09/20231Larval casevc57_irecords_extract
Linacre, ChesterfieldSK37L13/10/20091Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Calke ParkSK32L25/10/20081Minevc57_irecords_extract
Calke Park,TicknallSK32R25/10/20081Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

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