49.261 BF1157 – Tortricidae – Olethruetinae – Crocidosema plebejana
Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Crocidosema plebejana – Southern Bell
STATUS – Uncertain – First county record – Only one record from Kings Newton 1/8/2005. Maybe an immigrant or wanderer.
ID POINTERS – Forewing is a mottled array of black, brown and grey, with a creamy white to pale yellowish-brown triangular dorsal mark with a finger-like projection towards the apex. The wings appear to have a screwed-up look about them at rest.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing all year but mainly in the autumn.
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar©
