Ditula angustiorana (Haworth, 1811)
(Red-barred Tortrix)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDitula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)
SubfamilyTORTRICINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyTORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths)
SuperfamilyTORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) :
1: Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, at MV trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - natural background
2: Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)
12 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Hogweed, c. 8pm.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Agassiz, D. 2004 Cypress Trees and their Moths British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 4: 265-268.

Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)
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