Bramble Shoot Moth

Bramble Shoot Moth

Notocelia uddmanniana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at London

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

36 Verified sightings at London
47 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Bramble Shoot Moth

Notocelia uddmanniana, the bramble shoot moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Western Europe and the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea all the way up to the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Iran and China (Guizhou, Tibet).

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The forewings are dilated and the costa is moderately arched. The ground colour is whitish -brownish, striated with fuscous. The costa is posteriorly dark fuscous strigulated with whitish.. The angulated edge of basal patch is darker. The central fascia is fuscous, anteriorly indistinct, ending in a large rounded-triangular dark reddish-fuscous whitish-edged dorsal spot. There is an oblique fuscous fascia before the apex, hardly reaching the costa. The extreme apex is dark reddish-fuscous. The hindwings are grey. The larva is dull reddish-brown; head and plate of 2 black.

The moth flies from late June to late July in western Europe. The larvae feed on various Rubus species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bramble Shoot Moth in London?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bramble Shoot Moth sighting in London on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 568th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bramble Shoot Moth in London?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bramble Shoot Moth in London on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bramble Shoot Moth?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bramble Shoot Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is London the best place to see a Bramble Shoot Moth?

3rd of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Bramble Shoot Moth sightings, London ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Bramble Shoot Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bramble Shoot Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in London (36 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

← Back to London