Species Details

ABH: 49.078

BF: 1043

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Acleris aspersana

Authority: (Hübner, [1817])

Vernacular: Small Rufous Tortrix

Account: Common on grassland, downland, heaths and other open areas throughout the British Isles The small size of this species and the bright orange-yellow general coloration of the forewing are distinguishing features [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Wild Strawberry, Marsh Cinquefoil, Meadowsweet and other Rosaceae, living within a spun or rolled leaf.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: male 11 — 17 mm; female 11 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Jul (2016) — 1 Sep (2002)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Rosaceae.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/acleris-aspersana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 23

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2000

Latest Year: 2019

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