49.056 BF1019  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Cnephasia conspersana – Coast Grey Tortrix – Douglas, 1846 Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
** Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Coast 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)
Distribution:  Harrison & Sterling listed records from Millers Dale 1947-56; Chinley & Coombs 1947-56. No modern day records
Flight Period: July /  –  attracted to light during July Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-20mm
Food Plant: A variety of herbaceous plants
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Cnephasia conspersana

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cnephasia conspersana

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


First/Last Recorded Dates: Cnephasia conspersana
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Recordings By Year: Cnephasia conspersana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Cnephasia conspersana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
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Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cnephasia conspersana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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( 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 - Cnephasia conspersana – 0 records available

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