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Eupoecilia ambiguella
Vine Moth (Hübner, 1796)
Tortricidae: Tortricinae
955 / 49.112
Photo © Helen McClennon-Warnock,  25/08/2021 - Butley Low corner

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Dark-barred Straw
Eupoecilia angustana
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Flight: May - Sept
Foodplant:   Alder Buckthorn, Ivy, Honeysuckle, Dogwood, Grape-vine
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: Recorded in Suffolk but not common and may also arrive as an immigrant.

Life Style: A double brooded species that can be found from May to August. The larvae feed externally from a spinning on the berries of Frangula, Hedera, Lonicera and Cornus. They construct a leaf case for hibernation and pupation.

Identification: An easily identified species by the glossy light ochre forewings with a sharply defined broad dark band.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 6 (10%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1998.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
05/09/2023+25TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
09/08/2023425TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
18/07/2023+25TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
23/06/2023125TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
11/06/2023125TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
15/08/2022+25TM34Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
10/08/2022+25TM34Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
30/07/2022+25TM34Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
18/07/20221225TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
11/07/2022 to 03/09/202210125TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
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