49.021 BF987 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Ptycholomoides aeriferana

Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Ptycholomoides aeriferana – Yellow Larch Tortrix

STATUS – Uncertain – only appears to be a scattering of 4 records on irecord – 2004/2013/2014/202. A species that is expanding its range northwards.

ID POINTERS – Quite distinctive. A pale golden yellow with purplish, blackish-brown markings, including a basal patch and a broad oblique cross-band, with a mark at the apex.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during July- August 

IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©

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