49.223 BF1159 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Rhopobota naevana

Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Rhopobota naevana – Holly Tortrix 

STATUS – Extremely common on the moors on Bilberry. Locally common in the south on Holly and other trees and shrubs.

ID POINTERS – A very variable species but rests with a distinctive crease in the wing. Forewing usually brown or blackish brown, with pale or darker brown cross-bands.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during May – September

IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© 

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