49.047 BF1030  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Eana incanana – Bluebell Moth – (Stephens, 1852) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
** Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Bluebell Shade
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cnephasia stephensiana (Common Grey Tortrix); Cnephasia asseclana (Flax Tortrix)
ID pointers: None of the potential Cnephasia confusion species have this shape of antemedian facia and orange-brown colouration. Forewing is a light grey, lightly speckled darker grey and the curved dark bands at the base of the forewing are distinctive. The orangey brown markings are variably edged black.
Distribution:  (Last record: 16 June 2025 at Long Clough )  –  Harrison & Sterling 1984 – One recorded from Long Clough 16/6/2025
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 3 January 2026 by RP ***
Wingspan: 17-23mm
Food Plant: Bluebell and Oxeye Daisy
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Long Clough

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Long Clough 16/6/2025 Christian Heintzen©



Distribution Map for Eana incanana

Found 8 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 5 from Before 2020
Flying
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eana incanana

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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: Eana incanana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Eana incanana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eana incanana
AGR: -4%   |   Total % Change: -50%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eana incanana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eana incanana
( 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.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Eana incanana – 8 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G11/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G21/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G15/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Meads, Shipley Park, HeanorSK44H13/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K14/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Glossop (Shire Hill Quarry)SK09M22/07/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dowey Lumb NR, DronfieldSK38Q25/07/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Linacre Middle Resr, ChesterfieldSK37G07/06/19971Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data

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