49.045 BF1029  -  Tortricidae -  Tortricinae - Eana osseana - Dotted Cloak - (Scopoli, 1763) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae Other Name/s: Dotted Shade ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cnephasia longana – (Buff Grey Tortrix)
ID pointers: A pale yellowish-brown forewing shaded variably with darker colouration and speckled with blackish-brown scales and several brown spots at mid-wing.
Distribution:  (Last record: 17/07/2020 at Waterswallows, Buxton )  -  Uncertain insufficient data, likely to be a significant record; Harrison & Sterling; 1982 -4 to MV 31/7-01/08/2010 Dove Dale. One from Waterswallows, Buxton 17/7/2020.
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  Main flight period June – July when it is attracted to light Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Anthony Marriott  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 23 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 16-23mm
Food Plant: Low growing herbaceous plants
Last Recorded Date: 17/07/2020
No First Date Information Recorded

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