49.063 BF1035  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Acleris bergmanniana – Yellow Rose Tortrix – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       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: Yellow Rose Button; Croesia bergmanniana
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Aleimma loeflingiana (Yellow Oak Tortrix)
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 May 2025 at Glapwell )  –  Likely to be under-recorded – Harrison & Sterling recorded the species as common wherever there was Wild Rose growing in the county. DaNES lists 8 records between 1981 – 2013.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  One generation June – July Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-14mm
Food Plant: Rose
Last Recorded Year: 2013
Last Recorded By – M.E.Bradley
Last Recorded General Area – Glapwell

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Distribution Map for Acleris bergmanniana

Found 8 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 8 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Acleris bergmanniana

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Acleris bergmanniana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Acleris bergmanniana
AGR: -4.94%   |   Total % Change: -33.3%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Acleris bergmanniana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Acleris bergmanniana
( 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 - Acleris bergmanniana – 8 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S19/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A02/07/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S23/08/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S08/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S28/07/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Park (Cinder Hill), Shipley, IlkestonSK44H02/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K19/06/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Mapperley NR, Mapperley, IlkestonSK44G04/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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