Bramble Shoot Moth - Notocelia uddmanniana

Alternative names
Bramble Shoot
Epiblema uddmanniana
Description

Easily distinguished by the chocolate-brown blotch on the forewing, contrasting with a greyish brown ground colour.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Woodland and hedgerows where Bramble occurs.

When to see it

Adults are on the wing in June and July.

Life History

The food plants are Bramble, and other Rubus species.

UK Status

A common and widely distributed species in Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference
49.294 BF1175

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Bramble Shoot Moth
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Records on NatureSpot:
205
First record:
12/06/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
Last record:
23/07/2023 (Cranston, Elspeth)

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