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Epinotia abbreviana
Brown Elm Tortrix (Fabricius, 1794)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1150 / 49.234
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Ex. Larva. Blackhill Malvern. VC37. 2015

Similar West Midlands Species: None
Wingspan: 12 - 16 mm
Flight: June - July
Foodplant:   Elm
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Fairly common resident.

Ulmus spp. with larva feeding in buds and then spun leaves in April/May. The feeding on buds creates a distictive, diagnostic pattern in the leaves when they open.

A variable species.

Recorded in 78 (56%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
04/07/2022140SJ43 - Welshampton/Whixall Moss
24/06/2022140SJ50 - Atcham/Acton Burnell/Cantlop
17/06/2022+37SO87 - Kidderminster
05/06/2022+40SJ32 - Ruyton-XI-Towns/Queens Head
03/06/2022+40SJ22 - Oswestry/Llanymynech
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