Species Details

ABH: 49.251

BF: 1146

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Epinotia rubiginosana

Authority: (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Vernacular: Pine Tortrix

Account: Local in pine woodland throughout much of Britain The orange-ferruginous coloration of the distal area of the forewing together with the rather conspicuous, subquadrate whitish dorsal blotch distinguish this species [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Scots Pine, living between needles spun together with silk.

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: 13 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 May (2017) — 10 Jul (2010)

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

Foodplant: Pinus pinea, Pinus sp. (a pine), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 18

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2005

Latest Year: 2019

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