Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Nut Bud Moth
EPINOTIA tenerana ([Denis & Shiffermüller], 1775)
Nut Bud Moth
EPINOTIA tenerana ([Denis & Shiffermüller], 1775)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 12 - 16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - Less ( Bulgaria,Croatia,Greeece,Ukrain & most Mediterranean Isles) : China : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Moth forewing is and orangery brown with dark brown suffused almost yellow.The moth can clearly be separated from certain colour forms of the similar species by the sickle or falcate mark at the apex and the white dorsal blotch located centrally along the forewing but finishing against the dorsum.The occelus is not clearly defined but normally black dashes are located in this position although missing in some individuals.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - Less ( Bulgaria,Croatia,Greeece,Ukrain & most Mediterranean Isles) : China : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tortrix) tenerana ([Denis & Shiffermüller], 1775)
- Phalaena similana Hübner, 1793
- Austria - near Vienna
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar Species -
- Ancylis mitterbacheriana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Moth forewing is and orangery brown with dark brown suffused almost yellow.The moth can clearly be separated from certain colour forms of the similar species by the sickle or falcate mark at the apex and the white dorsal blotch located centrally along the forewing but finishing against the dorsum.The occelus is not clearly defined but normally black dashes are located in this position although missing in some individuals.
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.
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
- Alnus glutinosa - Alder
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini EPINOTIA Hübner, [1825] Epinotia tenerana ([Denis & Shiffermüller], 1775) - Phalaena similana Hübner, 1793 - PHALAENA (Tortrix) tenerana ([Denis & Shiffermüller], 1775) - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend,herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum. - pp. [1], 1-322, [1], Tab. 1a-1b. Wien : Title Page : p.129 - n.18 - Austria-Near Vienna |