Photo © Mike Wall

Epinotia trigonella

Checklist Number
49.230 [B&F: 1151]

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:Epinotia
Species:trigonella
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common on damp heathland, mosses and in birch woodland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire sparsely but widespread although infrequent on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 15-22 mm. Characterised by its large size, the lustrous dark general coloration of the forewing and the two conspicuous blotches of white ground colour [Bradley], but see also E. demarniana. Larva feeds on Birch, 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)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)10/08/1995oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)18/05/2010oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)22/05/2010oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)29/05/2011oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)08/06/2012oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)01/08/2012oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)06/06/2013oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ38)09/06/2013oneCath FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)23/06/2013oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)06/07/2013oneIan FletcherAdult
Cranmore (SZ39)05/06/2015twoMark HammondAdult
Totland (SZ38)30/08/2015oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)28/06/2018oneDave CookeAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Wickham Common (SU51)01/09/1972oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Browndown north (SZ59)06/08/1976oneRichard J DicksonAdult
New Copse Inclosure, NF (SU30)1979-Anon-
West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42)27/09/1980-J R Langmaid, P H SterlingAdult
Matley Bog, NF (SU30)1983-Anon-
Emer Bog NR (SU42)30/08/1986twoJ R Langmaid, D H, P H SterlingAdult
Emer Bog NR (SU32)29/08/1987oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Frenchmoor Wood (SU22)1993-Norman BinstedAdult
Frenchmoor Wood (SU22)21/09/1993-Barry Fox, J Fox, Norman HutchinsonAdult
West Walk, Wickham (SU61)25/08/1995-John R LangmaidAdult
Waterlooville (SU61)08/09/2000-Richard J MooreAdult
Hut Wood, Eastleigh (SU41)26/05/2003onePhil BuddAdult
Matchams (SU10)07/08/2003oneTony DavisAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)05/09/2003fiveRichard J DicksonAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)2006-Brian ElliottAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)15/09/2006oneMaurice OpieAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)21/08/2012oneMaurice OpieAdult
West Walk (SU61)31/08/2012oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Romsey (SU32)25/08/2013oneMike BakerAdult
Romsey (SU32)21/06/2015oneMike BakerAdult
Romsey (SU32)23/06/2015oneMike BakerAdult
Romsey (SU32)27/06/2015oneMike BakerAdult
Raven's Nest Inclosure, NF (SU21)06/07/2015oneMike BakerAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)25/09/2018oneBrian HeppenstallAdult
Funtley (SU50)06/07/2024oneTrevor CodlinAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Woolmer Forest (SU73)19/06/1980oneJ R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, R J HeckfordLarval
Eelmoor Marsh (SU85)23/08/1997-David G GreenAdult
Bramshill Plantation (SU76)06/09/1997oneTony DavisAdult
Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85)29/08/1998-David G GreenAdult
Headley Gravel Pit HIWWT NR (SU56)22/08/2006twoTony DobsonAdult
Morgaston Wood (SU65)26/08/2006oneTim Norriss, Mike Wall, Alison CrossAdult
Headley Gravel Pit HIWWT NR (SU56)31/08/2006threeTony DobsonAdult
Headley Gravel Pit (SU56)17/05/2007twoTony DobsonAdult
Morgaston Wood (SU65)25/08/2007oneTim Norriss & Mike WallAdult
Winchfield (SU75)07/06/2008oneMike Wall & Tim NorrissAdult
Black Wood, Micheldever (SU54)01/07/2008oneColin Plant, Mike Wall, Tim NorrissAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)23/06/2010twoMike WallAdult
Axmansford (SU56)02/07/2010oneMike Wall & Andrew BoltonAdult
Deadwater Valley (SU83)13/07/2014oneNick MontegriffoAdult

VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Mortimer West End (SU66)26/06/2012oneGraham DennisAdult