Gelechiidae – Gelechiinae – Exoteleia dodecella – Tufted Pine Moth
STATUS – Uncertain – very few records of this species in VC57 & Derbyshire, despite being widely distributed in the British Isles in conifer plantations.
ID POINTERS – A greyish-brown forewing with paler mottling and with indistinct bands. Several raised tufts across the wing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during June – July.
IMAGES – Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©