49.252 BF1142  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Epinotia tedella – Common Spruce Tortrix – (Clerck, 1759) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
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Other Name/s: Common Spruce Bell
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Epinotia fraternana (Silver-barred Tortrix)
Distribution:  (Last record: 28 March 2025 at Clough Wood, Darley Dale )  –  Uncertain – Harrison & Sterling two old records prior to 1916 also Repton 1916-1926; Taxal 1947-56; 1982 & 1985; DaNES 4 records from Clough Wood, Darley Dale, one in 1994 & 3 in 1995
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  Adults fly in May-June and are attracted to light Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Food Plant: Norway Spruce
Last Recorded Year: 1995
Last Recorded By – DaNES
Last Recorded General Area – Clough Wood, Darley Dale

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Distribution Map for Epinotia tedella

Found 4 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Epinotia tedella

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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 tedella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
No data returned from the database.

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Epinotia tedella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epinotia tedella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Epinotia tedella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Epinotia tedella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epinotia tedella
( 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 tedella – 4 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Clough Wood (nr stream), Darley DaleSK26K27/05/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K19/05/19953Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K19/02/19951Cocoonvc57_danes_bc_data
Slagmill Plantation, Beeley Moor (site not precise)SK36E01/07/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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