49.242 BF1145  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Epinotia nanana – Small Spruce Tortrix – (Treitschke, 1835) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Small Spruce Bell
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  E.nigricana
ID pointers: A very tiny tortrix, which at first glance looks dark brown and bland looking. Closer viewing shows it to be very delicately marked.
Distribution:  (First record: 17 June 2016 at Findern )  –  (Last record: 25 June 2020 at Melbourne )  –  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988). First VC57 record was from mv at Melbourne 23rd June 2020 (Tony Davison)
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during June-August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: Norway Spruce (Picea abies), Sitka Spruce (P.sitchensis).
Last Recorded Year: 2020
First Recorded Year: 2016
Last Recorded By – Tony Davison
Last Recorded General Area – Melbourne

Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© 



Distribution Map for Epinotia nanana

Found 6 records
    ↳ 3 from After 2025
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Epinotia nanana

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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 nanana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Epinotia nanana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epinotia nanana
AGR: -7.79%   |   Total % Change: -33.3%


CUSUM Analysis: Epinotia nanana
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 23 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 8 (August) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2020, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epinotia nanana
( 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 2020-2025.

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

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Darwin ForestSK26X04/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X05/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T21/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X23/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X25/06/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract

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