49.069 BF1041 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Acleris sparsana

49.069 BF1041 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - cleris sparsana - Lead-coloured Tortrix

- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Ashy Button

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Variable – Forewing broad – typical form has grey ground colour marked with fine speckles of dark and light colours. Sometimes with a triangular shaped costa blotch.

Distribution: Common wherever mature Beech (fagus) occurs.

Flight Period: January / August / September / October / November / December / - On the wing during August – January.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 18-22mm

Food Plant: ~Beech (Fagus) and Sycamore (Acer).

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

IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Acleris sparsana – Melbourne – Tony Davison

Acleris sparsana – 3:11:24 – Cromford – Clive Ashton

Acleris sparsana - 3:11:24 - Cromford - Clive Ashton