Ditula angustiorana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ditula angustiorana, the red-barred tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Africa, Asia, Europe and North Africa. Other common names are the fruit-tree tortrix and the vine tortrix. The moth was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
The wingspan is 12–18 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, blackish-mixed in disc posteriorly. The base and costal fold in the male are dark brown. There is a ferruginous-brown oblique mark from dorsum near the base. The central fascia and costal patch are deep ferruginous, often separated by a whitish suffusion on the costa, and the patch extended as a fascia to the tornus. The hindwings are blackish-grey, in female lighter anteriorly. The larva is greenish-yellowish, with a head and plate of 2 green or light brown.
Single brooded, the moths are on wing from May to August (depending on the location), with an occasional second brood in September and October; has also been recorded in April. The pale yellow eggs are laid in groups on leaves mainly in June and July.
Larvae are found from August to April and May and are polyphagous feeding on the foliage of trees, usually amongst spun leaves and developing... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Barred Tortrix sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 320th most-seen of the 458 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Barred Tortrix in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Barred Tortrix sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Red-Barred Tortrix sightings, Manchester ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Barred Tortrix that you can see in Manchester (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Light Brown Apple Moth (about 20%), Common Marble (about 10%) and Common Yellow Conch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Barred Tortrix is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (8 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.
