49.180 BF1079 – Tortricidae – Olethruetinae – Piniphila bifasciana

Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Piniphila bifasciana

STATUS – Status unsure – localised to areas where there are conifer woodlands. Expanding its range.

ID POINTERS – Brownish grey, can be darker brown, forewing with two broad pale cross-bands enclosing a suffusion of orangey brown. Scale tufts just behind the head.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during June – August

IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield© 

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