Photo © Colin Barnes

Eriopsela quadrana

Checklist Number
49.218 [B&F: 1189]

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:Eriopsela
Species:quadrana
Authority:(Hübner, [1813])

Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in woodland, dry pastures and downland in parts of the British Isles. In Hampshire recorded only from a few localities, where the foodplant happened to be abundant, at Baddesley Great Covert in the 1930's and Botley Wood in the 1970's and 1980's [Goater/Norriss]. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 12-16 mm. Reminiscent of Lobesia littoralis, but distinguished by the broader wings and the coarsely strigulate ground colour, the more conspicuous costal strigulae, and the shallowly concave inner edge of the median fascia of the forewing, which in L. littoralis is irregular but directly transverse [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Goldenrod, 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)

No Larval records to show.

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Botley Wood (SU51)02/05/1976twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)09/05/1976oneDavid AppletonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)1980-John R Langmaid-