49.082 BF1055 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris hyemana
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris hyemana
STATUS – A common species of the heather moors of Derbyshire.
ID POINTERS – Easily identified by its variegated rufous-brown and silvery-white appearance. Has a habit of being well camouflaged amongst the moorland plants, so not readily seen.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during September – October and overwinters till the spring.
IMAGES – Froggat, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle©
