Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Apotomis betuletana
APOTOMIS betuletana (Haworth, 1811)
Apotomis betuletana
APOTOMIS betuletana (Haworth, 1811)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Birch Marble : The Birch Long-cloak
Wingspan: 18 - 22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (not Bulgaria,France,Greece,Channel Isles,Croatia & some Mediterranean Islands)
UK Distribution: A common species found throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Scrub : Heathland : Waste-ground : Woodland Rides : Open Woodland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Although very similar to A.capreana this moth has a postmedial and pre-tornal lines that are fairly straight,the basla area being darker and the subterminal fascia having no dots.
The basal two thirds is blackish brown with black patches and the median area is black with basal line oblique, almost straight, whilst the apical third of the wing is whitish.In the basal area there is a white streak,sometimes hook-like and with black markings.
The cilia are white, tipped grey.
The moth can be disturbed during the day from rest and flies from dusk. It is also attracted to light.
Wingspan: 18 - 22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (not Bulgaria,France,Greece,Channel Isles,Croatia & some Mediterranean Islands)
UK Distribution: A common species found throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix betuletana (Haworth, 1811)
- Apotomis turbidana Hübner,[1825]
- Not Specified
Habitat: Scrub : Heathland : Waste-ground : Woodland Rides : Open Woodland
Similar Species -
- Apotomis capreana (Hübner,[1817])
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Although very similar to A.capreana this moth has a postmedial and pre-tornal lines that are fairly straight,the basla area being darker and the subterminal fascia having no dots.
The basal two thirds is blackish brown with black patches and the median area is black with basal line oblique, almost straight, whilst the apical third of the wing is whitish.In the basal area there is a white streak,sometimes hook-like and with black markings.
The cilia are white, tipped grey.
The moth can be disturbed during the day from rest and flies from dusk. It is also attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Betula ermanii - Gold Birch
- Betula platyphylla - White Birch
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Olethreutini APOTOMIS Hübner, [1825] Apotomis betuletana (Haworth, 1811) - Apotomis turbidana Hübner,[1825] - TORTRIX betuletana (Haworth, 1811) - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.432 - n.119 - Not Specified |