Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Ptycholomoides aeriferana – Yellow Larch Tortrix
STATUS – Last recorded 2024 – Uncertain – only appears to be a scattering of 4 records on irecord – 2004/2013/2014/202. Latest one trapped 17/7/2024 at Belper. A species that is expanding its range northwards.
ID POINTERS – Quite distinctive. A pale golden yellow with purplish, blackish-brown markings, including a basal patch and a broad oblique cross-band, with a mark at the apex.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during July- August
IMAGES – Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans© 17/7/2024 / Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©
Ptycholomoides aeriferana - Yellow Larch Tortrix - 18th July 2024 - Belper - Dave Evans©
