Photo © Mike Wall
Vine Moth
Eupoecilia ambiguella
Checklist Number49.112 [B&F: 0955]
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: | Eupoecilia |
| Species: | ambiguella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, 1796) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) on heathland and woodland in parts of southern England. In Hampshire very local in the New Forest and Emer Bog in the south, and discovered in 1987 on Newtown Common in the north. On the Isle of Wight, recorded from a few sites in the far west. A distinctive species, readily recognised by the pale ochreous general coloration of the forewing and the contrasting heavy median fascia [Bradley]. Larva feeds within flowers of Alder Buckthorn, Honeysuckle and Grape-vine, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in vineyards in some areas, over-wintering in a case made from leaf fragments.
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) | 17/07/1997 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 27/05/2005 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 14/08/2005 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 26/08/2013 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 25/07/2017 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| West High Down Quarry (SZ38) | 20/08/2020 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| West High Down quarries (SZ38) | 16/08/2022 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1985 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 05/06/1985 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 03/08/1985 | one | J R Langmaid, D H, M J Sterling | Larval |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 15/08/1985 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 28/07/1986 | - | D H Sterling | Larval |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 01/08/1992 | - | R J Heckford | Larval |
| Roydon Common (SU30) | 1999 | - | Phil Budd | - |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 28/05/1999 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 21/07/2004 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 23/08/2004 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 10/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 25/07/2006 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| North Gorley (SU11) | 04/08/2006 | one | Peter Allen | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 13/08/2011 | one | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Barton-on-Sea (SZ29) | 26/06/2012 | one | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 02/08/2013 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 23/05/2014 | two | Fareham Moth Group | Adult |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 23/05/2014 | two | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 22/07/2014 | two | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 05/08/2016 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 14/07/2017 | two | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 27/05/2018 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 24/07/2020 | two | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 12/06/2021 | one | Marc Botham | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 25/07/2021 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 30/07/2021 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Swaythling, Southampton (SU41) | 03/06/2024 | two | Mark Edgeller | Adult |
| Funtley (SU50) | 23/07/2024 | one | Trevor Codlin | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Common (SU46) | 16/08/1987 | - | D H Sterling | Larval |
| Newtown Common (SU46) | 01/08/1988 | - | D H Sterling | Larval |
| Weston Colley (SU53) | 11/07/2011 | one | David G Green | Adult |