49.225 BF1205a – Tortricidae – Olethruetinae – Spilonota laricana
Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Spilonota laricana – Larch Bud Moth
STATUS – Uncertain – Appears to be only one record from Kings Newton 18/7/2017 of this species which was formerly considered to be a form of Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana). So potentially a first record for the VC57.
ID POINTERS – Please note Spilonota laricana was formerly thought a rather dark but distinctive form of Spilonota ocellana but is now a distinct species, separated with care by more extensive grey suffusion over half the wing and more extensive black dashes.
However, a dark form of S. ocellana also occurs, where the paler areas of the wing are all darkened. S. laricana retains the pale dorsal central area. Spilonota ocellana also has a broader forewing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June-August
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© 18/7/2017.
