Photo © Mike Wall
Notocelia tetragonana
Checklist Number49.293 [B&F: 1180]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Notocelia |
| Species: | tetragonana |
| Authority: | (Stephens, 1834) |
Nationally scarce (Na) in woodland and scrubland in parts of Britain and western Ireland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight there are a few records from the first half of the 20th Century, but nothing has been heard of the species since. Wingspan 13-16 mm. The comparatively short forewing and its dark fuscous mixed with blue-grey general coloration and sharply contrasting cream-white medio-dorsal blotch are characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Wild Rose, living within a spun or rolled leaf.
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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1850 | - | E R Bankes | - |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockenhurst (SU30) | 1900 | - | Anon | - |
| Woodfidley (SU30) | 1900 | - | Anon | - |
| Lyndhurst (SU20) | 1900 | - | Anon | - |
| Ramnor Inclosure (SU30) | 1900 | - | Anon | - |
| Baddesley Great Covert (SU41) | 01/06/1935 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Baddesley Great Covert (SU41) | 16/06/1936 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Baddesley Great Covert (SU41) | 22/06/1936 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |