49.043 – BF1026 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Exapate congelatella
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Exapate congelatella – Autumnal Shade
STATUS – Common on the peak grit areas in Derbyshire – Sometimes abundant on unspoilt moorland. Males are on the wing in October and early November.
ID POINTERS – The male has elongated forewings slate grey in colour with a slight whitish wedge shaped wash along the leading edge. Also several darkish blotches along the leading edge and central within the forewing and often a cross band. The latest of the tortricidae to be on the wing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing October into early December
IMAGES – Froggatt, Hope Valley, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle©
