Photo © Mike Wall
Bilberry Tortrix
Aphelia viburnana
Checklist Number49.033 [B&F: 0988]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Aphelia |
| Species: | viburnana |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Common on moorland and in woodland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire common in the New Forest bogs and at Emer Bog, but not yet recorded in the north of the county. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1993. Wingspan 15-22 mm. Pale unicolorous forms readily confused with A. paleana, the males of which may be distinguished by examination of the genitalia. Larva polyphagous on plants such as Bilberry, Cowberry, Mountain Avens, Bloody Crane's-bill, Meadowsweet, Sea Aster and Sea Wormwood, 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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 15/08/2002 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 03/07/1993 | - | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 05/07/1993 | - | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battramsley, NF (SZ39) | 18/07/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 27/07/1975 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Beaulieu Road Station, NF (SU30) | 18/06/1977 | 20 | Phil & Dougie Sterling | Adult |
| New Forest (SU10) | 25/07/1977 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 30/07/1977 | 50 | Phil & Dougie Sterling | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1981 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Beaulieu Road, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Larval |
| Beaulieu Road Station (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | - | D Agassiz, A M Emmet, J R Langmaid & E C Pelham-Clinton | Larval |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 11/07/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1982 | - | Phil Sterling | - |
| Mallard Wood, NF (SU30) | 03/07/1982 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, M J Sterling | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1983 | - | Anon | - |
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 1985 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| White Moor, NF (SU30) | 1985 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1986 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 10/06/1990 | one | J R Langmaid, M W Harper | Larval |
| Hurst Castle (SZ38) | 10/06/1990 | two | J R Langmaid, M W Harper | Larval |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 20/07/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Shatterford, NF (SU30) | 14/07/1998 | one | C Allen | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 03/07/2003 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Holmsley Inclosure, NF (SU20) | 01/07/2006 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Ocknell Plain, NF (SU21) | 28/06/2008 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Ocknell Plain, NF (SU21) | 28/06/2009 | four | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison | Adult |
| Ocknell Plain, NF (SU21) | 27/06/2010 | one | Tim Norriss, Lynn Fomison | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 02/07/2010 | one | Marcus Ward | Adult |
| Burley, NF (SU10) | 03/07/2010 | 15 | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Wootton Coppice Inclosure, NF (SZ29) | 18/07/2010 | two | Richard Coomber, Paul Brock, Gary Palmer et al | Adult |
| Mark Ash Wood, NF (SU20) | 26/06/2012 | one | Steve Piggott, Mark Halligan, Steve Keen | Adult |
| Yew Tree Heath, NF (SU30) | 06/07/2013 | one | David Wallace | Adult |
| Dockens Water, Ringwood (SU11) | 30/08/2013 | one | Chris Lewis | Adult |
| Ocknell Plain, NF (SU21) | 10/07/2014 | three | Mark Parsons | Adult |
| Totton (SU31) | 21/07/2015 | one | Lyz Hankinson | Adult |
| Brockenhurst, NF (SU20) | 04/07/2016 | one | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Shatterford, NF (SU30) | 30/06/2018 | 10 | Suffolk Moth Group | Adult |
| Ocknell Plain, NF (SU21) | 30/06/2018 | - | Suffolk Moth Group | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 05/07/2018 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Adult |
| Pig Bush, NF (SU30) | 18/07/2020 | two | Chris Lewis | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 03/07/2024 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
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