Photo © Mike Wall
Epinotia caprana
Checklist Number49.229 [B&F: 1154]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Epinotia |
| Species: | caprana |
| Authority: | (Fabricius, 1798) |
Local on moorland, fens, damp heathland and mosses throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire formerly widespread in the New Forest, but nowadays generally rather uncommon and recorded regularly only at Titchfield Haven, with other records from Southsea, Botley Wood, Chandlers Ford and Wickham Common; in north Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, just one recent record, at Eelmoor Marsh and Totland, respectively. Wingspan 15-22 mm. Distinguished from E. sordidana and related species by its whitish grey hindwing [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Willow and Bog-myrtle, living within a spun or rolled leaf.
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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | K G Blair | Adult |
| Appleford (SZ58) | 01/08/1933 | - | S Wakely | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 03/08/2006 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu Road, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Larval |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 13/08/1986 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 04/10/1986 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 22/09/1990 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 26/04/1994 | two | Richard J Dickson | Larval spinning |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 07/10/1994 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 13/10/1995 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 09/10/1996 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 09/08/1998 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 13/08/2001 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 21/09/2001 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 15/09/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 25/07/2008 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 13/08/2008 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 14/08/2009 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 05/08/2011 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 17/08/2012 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 13/09/2019 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85) | 23/08/1997 | one | David G Green | Adult |
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