Species Details

ABH: 8.003

BF: 131

Family: Incurvariidae

Subfamily: Incurvariinae

Taxon: Incurvaria oehlmanniella

Authority: (Hübner, 1796)

Vernacular: Purple-tinged Cutter

Account: Common on heathland and moorland throughout much of the British Isles, on the Welsh and Scottish hills may be found up to 1000 m Imago most likely to be confused with I. masculella, which see. Larva mines leaves of Bilberry, living within a movable case, subsequently feeding in the fallen leaves.

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: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 7 May (2008) — 10 Jul (2010)

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

Foodplant:

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/incurvaria-oehlmanniella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 44

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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