49.030 .... B&F 0985
Carnation Tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799)
Status .....A common Tortrix across much of the UK, with a distribution aided by the horticulture industry. In Nottinghamshire, Carnation Tortrix is probably a widespread moth of gardens in both urban and suburban areas, but there seem to be relatively few records. The female is larger than the male and this moth is easily recorded when flying during the day, as the hindwings are conspicuously orange.
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Male. Photographed at the Duleries Garden Centre, August 2025.
 
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Female. Photographed at an unknown location September 2012. Only recently identified as being this species.
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Cacoecimorpha pronubana
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Tim Sexton. Pauline Bradford. NBGRC. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Tim Sexton. Sean Tobin. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Phil Cadman. Neil Pinder.

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Updated January 2025

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