49.120 BF947 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes smeathmanniana

49.120 BF947 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes smeathmanniana - Common Marbled Straw

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Yarrow Conch

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Narrow forewing which is a creamy buff ground colour with variable reddish or orangish-brown markings and cross-bands.

Distribution: A local species in the county. Found on Yarrow – recorded in small numbers at light.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 12-19mm

Food Plant: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and Knapweeds (Centaurea).

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Aethes smeathmanniana – King’s Newton – Tony Davison