49.028 BF986 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Syndemis musculana

49.028 BF986 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Syndemis musculana

- Generally Common / Widespread - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: An overall grey moth, with forewing colour ranging from whitish grey to brownish grey or silvery brown. Speckled black with a broad dark diagonal cross-band. Intensity of the markings is very variable.

Distribution: Common in most areas across the county.

Flight Period: May / June / - On the wing during May – June.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - flies late afternoon and evening coming to light after dusk

Wingspan: 15-22mm

Food Plant: Bramble (Rubus), Birch (Betula) and Oak (Quercus).

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Syndemis musculana – Jane& Phil Lester – Curba