Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Bramble Shoot Moth
NOTOCELIA uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bramble Shoot Moth
NOTOCELIA uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 15-20mm
Worldwide Distribution: Temperate and southern Europe west to Asia Minor
UK Distribution: Common throughout the British Isles but local in Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Gardens : Woodland : Bramble patches : Hedgerows : Scrub
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observation: The most defining mark of this moth is the chocolate brown marking in an arch shape just before the tornus and on the dorsum.
It is a generally grey brown moth with pale grey borders with cross bands which extend to the costa.
Although there are no similar moths there is little chance of mistaking this well marked moth.
As the name suggest the larvae feed on a variety of the rubus genus like Raspberry, Dewberry,Loganberry and of course Blackberry which gives this moth its common name.
The moth is known to come to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Temperate and southern Europe west to Asia Minor
UK Distribution: Common throughout the British Isles but local in Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common =>300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tortrix) uddmanniana Linnaeus, 1758
- Phalaena uddmanniana Linnaeus, 1758
- Europe
Habitat: Gardens : Woodland : Bramble patches : Hedgerows : Scrub
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observation: The most defining mark of this moth is the chocolate brown marking in an arch shape just before the tornus and on the dorsum.
It is a generally grey brown moth with pale grey borders with cross bands which extend to the costa.
Although there are no similar moths there is little chance of mistaking this well marked moth.
As the name suggest the larvae feed on a variety of the rubus genus like Raspberry, Dewberry,Loganberry and of course Blackberry which gives this moth its common name.
The moth is known to come 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.
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Rubus caesius - Dewberry
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Rubus loganobaccus - Loganberry
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini NOTOCELIA Hübner, [1825] Notocelia uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena (Tortrix) uddmanniana Linnaeus, 1758 - PHALAENA (Tortrix) uddmanniana Linnaeus, 1758 = Epiblema uddmannianum. = Tortrix achatana Hubner, [1796-1799] = Notocelia orientana Caradja, 1916 = Phalaena rubiana Scopoli, 1763 = Tortrix udmanniana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 - misspelling - Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): Title Page : p.880 - n.322 - Europe |