Grey Tortrix agg - 19th July 2021-Allestree - Stephen Plant
49.049X  – Grey Tortrix agg  – Cnephasia sp.
Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd      
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Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Cnephasia incertana/stephensiana/asseclana/genitalana
Distribution:  The Cnephasia can only be identified by genitalia dissection – therefore records that are undetermined please record to this aggregate
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 21 March 2026 by TD ***
Food Plant: A range of herbaceous plants
Specific Recorded History Dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths is not displayed/updated in this tab. However, all verified records for this moth are listed in the RECORDS tab below.

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Grey Tortrix agg – 19th July 2021-Allestree – Stephen Plant©



Temporal Distribution Chart
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Cnephasia sp.

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⚠️ NBN Atlas UK Distribution - No LSID found for: Cnephasia sp.
This moth may be an aggregate and as such no specific records of distribution exist.


Monthly Records By Year: Cnephasia sp.
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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

First/Last Recorded Dates: Cnephasia sp.
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cnephasia sp.

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 - Cnephasia sp. – 0 records available

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No records found for Cnephasia sp..

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