49.062 BF1036 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Acleris forsskaleana

49.062 BF1036 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Acleris forsskaleana - Netted Tortrix - (Linnaeus, 1758)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Maple Button

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: An attractive little tortrix. Forewing is yellow with an intricate net-like patterning of reddish-brown. A dark greyish-brown angular cross-line roughly half-way down the forewing and a reddish-brown cross-line towards the termen.

Distribution: Locally common and widely distributed throughout the county.

Flight Period: July / August / September / - On the wing during July – September.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - active from dusk and attracted to light

Wingspan: 12-17mm

Food Plant: Maple (Acer campestre), Sycamore (A. pseudoplatanus).

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

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne and Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Acleris forsskaleana 7th July 2020 – Melbourne – Tony Davison

Acleris forsskaleana – 7th July 2020 – Kings Newton -Tony DavisonDavison

Acleris forsskaleana – 1st August 2016 – Melbourne – Tony Davison

Acleris forskelliana – 11th August 2024 – Melbourne -Tony Davison

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