Photo © Mike Wall

Aethes beatricella

Checklist Number
49.123 [B&F: 0951]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Tortricinae
Genus:Aethes
Species:beatricella
Authority:(Walsingham, 1898)

Local on waste ground, in woodland edges and hedgerows throughout much of England and Wales. In Hampshire infrequently recorded and nowhere common, but has been recorded several times from Southsea; first recorded from the Isle of Wight in 2015. Wingspan 14-17 mm. Distinguished from A. francillana by the broader and less oblique median and postmedian fasciae of the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within stems of Hemlock.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)