49.09 BF1015 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Eulia ministrana - The Minister

49.09 BF1015 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Eulia ministrana - The Minister - (Linnaeus, 1758)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

** This moth species page is currently incomplete **

Other Name/s: Brassy Tortrix

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Variable markings on a pale yellowish forewing overlaid with orange-brown to reddish-brown, especially around the wing base area, mid-wing and towards the termen.

Distribution: (Last record: 06/01/2019 at Blacka Moor ) - Despite Harrison & Sterling stating the species was common throughout the county away from the high moorlands, very few records since. 14 listed by DaNES 1991-2013 and 3 listed on iRecord with latest 1/6/2019 from Blacka Moor.

Flight Period: May / June / - Attracted to Light

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - active from dusk into the night

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 22 March 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 18-25mm

Food Plant: Mainly birches but also Ash, Hazel, Bilberry and other woody plants

Last Recorded Date: 06/01/2019

Last Recorded Year: 2019

Last Recorded By - Andrew Watchorn

Last Recorded General Area - Blacka Moor

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