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Epinotia abbreviana
Brown Elm Tortrix (Fabricius, 1794)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1150 / 49.234
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Ravenshill Wood. VC37 29/06/2019

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 83 (59%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
07/07/2023140SO49 - Church Stretton
07/07/2023136SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
07/07/2023139SO88 - Highgate Common/Kinver
04/07/2023137SO87 - Kidderminster
26/06/2023139SJ90 - Fordhouses/Wolverhampton
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