49.083 BF1044 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris ferrugana

Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris ferrugana

STATUS – Common in many places throughout the county where there is oak

ID POINTERS – A variable species – Forewing yellowish-brown to reddish-brown. Coarsely speckled with darker markings. Often shows a small tuft of black scales a quarter distance from the head.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during July – August and September – May

IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

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