Species Details

ABH: 49.162

BF: 1064

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Celypha rosaceana

=Celypha purpurana

Authority: Schläger, 1847

Vernacular: Roseate Marble

Account: Local in rough pastures and grassland in parts of southern England, southern Wales and southern Ireland The overall pink or pinkish buff general coloration of the forewing distinguishes this species from C. striana and C. rufana; furthermore, in C. striana the median fascia is strongly developed while in C. rufana the forewing is comparatively broad and the general coloration is darker, varying from dull olive-brown to ferruginous-brown [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Sow-thistle and Dandelion.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 15 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Jun (2011) — 8 Jul (2010)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Sonchus sp., Taraxacum sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/celypha-rosaceana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 3

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2010

Latest Year: 2018

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