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49.210 BF1125  – Buckthorn Hook-wing  – Ancylis unculana  – (Haworth, 1811)
Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – confusion with leaf mines      
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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
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Other Name/s: Buckthorn Roller
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Ancylis badiana (Meadow Hook-wing)
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 May 2025 at Dovedale )  –  Harrison & Sterling one record from Millers Dale June 1956: DaNES two records 12/10/2009 from Coombs Dale & 30/7/2010 Dovedale
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  Single 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: 12-16mm
Food Plant: Buckthorn & Alder Buckthorn
Last Recorded Year: 2010
Last Recorded By – D.Grundy (DaNES)
Last Recorded General Area – Dovedale

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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2010 - 2010)  |  Immatures: (between 2009 - 2009)
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Distribution Map for Ancylis unculana

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Ancylis unculana

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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: Ancylis unculana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Ancylis unculana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Ancylis unculana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Ancylis unculana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Ancylis unculana
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ancylis unculana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ancylis unculana

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 - Ancylis unculana – 2 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
DovedaleSK15K30/07/20102AdultD. Grundyvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001CP9QX
Coombs Dale,Stoney MiddletonSK27H12/10/20091LarvaeS.H. Hindvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001CP54C

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