Epinotia signatana
Black-brindled Bell
Wingspan 15mm. Rather obscurely-marked brownish species.
Inhabits woods, thickets and hedgerows.
Flying in a single generation, moths are on the wing in June/July.
The larvae feed on Prunus, particularly Blackthorn but also other related foodplants occasionally.
This is relatively uncommon and found locally in south and south-east England, with a few records from further north into Scotland and in Wales. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry NR
26 June 2010
first record for VC55
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
05 July 2018
Confirmed by gen det
Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
22 July 2012
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Species profile
- Common names
- Black-streaked Tortrix, Black-brindled Bell
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 26/06/2010 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 12/07/2021 (Calow, Graham)
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Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
22 July 2012
Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
22 July 2012
