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Bramble Shoot Moth

Notocelia uddmanniana

Checklist Number
49.294 [B&F: 1175]

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

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Notocelia
Species:uddmanniana
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in hedgerows, gardens and woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and often fairly common throughout Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 15-20 mm. Distinguished by the large and conspicuous red-brown or chocolate-brown pre-tornal marking [Bradley]. Larva makes a ragged spinning in shoots of Bramble, Dewberry and Raspberry, 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
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Adult
Larval

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