Photo © David G Green

Strawberry Tortrix

Acleris comariana

Checklist Number
49.065 [B&F: 1039]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Tortricinae
Genus:Acleris
Species:comariana
Authority:(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

Local in gardens, market gardens, fens and woodland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire very local, but often abundant where it occurs, as at Emer Bog. On the Isle of Wight, distinctly uncommon. Wingspan 12-18 mm. Certain forms of this species closely resemble forms of A. laterana, from which reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on Garden Strawberry, Wild Strawberry and Marsh Cinquefoil, living within a spun or rolled leaf, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas, over-wintering as an egg.

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)

No Larval records to show.

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West Park (SU11)14/08/2001-David G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)23/08/2001-David G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)06/07/2002oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)12/07/2002oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)10/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)14/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)15/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)16/07/2003sixDavid G GreenAdult
West Park (SU11)20/07/2003oneDavid G GreenAdult

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)1900-K G BlairAdult
Appleford (SZ58)1936-S WakelyAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Catisfield (SU50)10/10/1972oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Catisfield (SU50)03/09/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Catisfield (SU50)29/09/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Oxenbourne Down (SU71)26/07/1976oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)22/07/1980oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)30/06/1985oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)13/06/1988oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Sparsholt (SU43)1989twoTony DobsonAdult
Sparsholt (SU43)1991oneTony DobsonAdult
Sparsholt (SU43)1992threeTony DobsonAdult
Emer Bog NR (SU32)03/09/1997twoJ R Langmaid, B GoaterPupal
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)22/08/2000-David G Green & Phil BuddAdult
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)23/08/2000-David G GreenAdult
Waterlooville (SU61)12/11/2003-Richard J MooreAdult
Fawley (SU40)31/07/2004oneDavid G GreenAdult
Funtley (SU50)16/09/2006oneMaurice OpieAdult
Emer Bog NR (SU32)28/09/2006oneJ R Langmaid, B ElliottAdult
Hurn (SZ19)25/07/2011threeMike JeffesAdult
Southsea (SZ69)31/07/2013oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Merritown Heath (SZ19)26/07/2014-Dave FootAdult
Hurn (SZ19)04/07/2016oneMike JeffesAdult
Hayling Island (SU70)20/06/2017twoJ W Phillips, J R Langmaid, S M PalmerAdult
Romsey (SU32)26/08/2019oneMike BakerAdult
Allbrook (SU42)29/07/2020twoSimon IngramAdult
The Hangers, Bishops Waltham (SU51)01/08/2020oneSimon IngramAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Selborne (SU73)10/07/1995oneAlasdair AstonAdult
Selborne (SU73)11/07/1995oneAlasdair AstonAdult
Selborne (SU73)12/07/1995oneAlasdair AstonAdult
Wildhern (SU35)08/08/2000-David G GreenAdult
Fleet (SU75)02/09/2002oneRob EdmundsAdult
Harewood Forest (SU34)28/07/2004oneDavid G GreenAdult
Harewood Forest (SU44)09/08/2004fourDavid G GreenAdult