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Epinotia nisella
Brindled Poplar Tortrix (Clerck, 1759)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1138 / 49.255
Photo © Jim Wheeler,  Stow Hall 15/08/15

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Grey Aspen Tortrix
Epinotia cinereana
Wingspan: 12-17 mm.
Flight: July - Oct.
Foodplant:   Sallow and Poplar.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Common.
Many variations, though one of the more distinctive is f. decorana, which shows an orange area over the mid-part of the forewing.
Woodland, parks and gardens, boggy heaths and banks of rivers and streams where old clumps of sallow grow.

Please note the grey form of Epinotia nisella could be E. cinereana, and would require examination of the genitalia for separation.

Recorded in 54 (73%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
09/10/2023+28TF93Little Snoring
08/10/2023128TF82West Raynham
07/10/2023127TM29Saxlingham Nethergate
06/10/2023128TL79Mundford
30/09/2023128TF74Titchwell
30/09/2023128TF74Titchwell
29/09/2023128TF74Titchwell
26/09/2023128TF74Titchwell
25/09/2023127TG04Glandford
25/09/2023128TL99Thompson Water
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