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Garden Rose Tortrix

Acleris variegana

Checklist Number
49.077 [B&F: 1048]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Tortricinae
Genus:Acleris
Species:variegana
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Common in gardens and woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire, distribution on the Isle of Wight apparently restricted to the south and west. Wingspan 14-19 mm. The form f. brunneana resembles the closely related species A. permutana in general appearance [Bradley]. Larva has been recorded on many species of Rosaceceae favouring Wild and Cultivated Rose, and Blackthorn, living within a spun or rolled leaf, and 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
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