49.249 BF1134 – Tortricidae – Olethruetinae – Epinotia ramella

Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Epinotia ramella – Small Birch Bell

STATUS – Widespread and locally common across the county where there is Birch

ID POINTERS – The typical form of this moth has a dark triangular patch on the forewing, somewhat like Epinotia bilunana, but a fairly common variation is f. costana, which has an all dark forewing with a pale edge on the costa

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during July – September.

IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© 

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