49.251 BF1146 – Tortricidae – Olethruetinae – Epinotia rubiginosana – Pine Bell
Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Epinotia rubiginosana – Pine Bell
STATUS – Probably locally common in Derbyshire wherever there are pie trees, Scots Pine in particular.
ID POINTERS – Forewing is grey with a subquadrate dorsal blotch that extends, somewhat diffusely, to the costa. The terminal area is a rufous-brown. Otherwise there are variable sprinklings of black and white scaling across the grey ground colour.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during June.
IMAGES – Bakewell – Doug Aston©
