Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Ex. larva. Islay. 2013

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Epinotia sordidana
Approx Length (c. 11mm) Wingspan (16-22mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Epinotia caprana

(Fabricius, 1798)1154 / 49.229

Rare resident on wet moorlands, marshes and fens in Shropshire only. A former resident of Herefordshire.

Salix spp. Myrica gale with larva feeding in spun terminal shoots from April to June.

Verification Grade Comment: Unicolorous forms = 4

Recorded in 5 (4%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1892.
Last Recorded in 1997.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 16-22mm
Flight: July - October
Foodplant:   Sallows, Willow, Bog-myrtle
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
24/08/19971VC40 - ShropshireSO67
27/07/19971VC40 - ShropshireSO67
13/09/19811VC36 - HerefordshireSO53
24/07/1977+VC40 - ShropshireSJ43
1948+VC40 - ShropshireSJ32
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