49.127 BF945 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes cnicana

49.127 BF945 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes cnicana - Thistle Straw - (Westwood, 1854)

Adult Micro: CAT 2 - Confusion Species -

- click for Verification Guidelines

- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Thistle Conch

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: A. rubigana

ID pointers: Forewing is a creamy whitish, usually suffused with brownish-yellow and greyish. An orange-brown or reddish-brown angled cross-band at about one half and another more obscured towards the apex.

Distribution: (Last record: 20/06/2024 at Buxton ) - Although a nationally common species, this moth seems very scarce and localised across the county, favouring the north-west and found on Thistles.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 14-17mm

Food Plant: Thistle (Cirsium).

Last Recorded Date: 20/06/2024

Last Recorded By: Ian White

Last Recorded General Area: Buxton

No First Date Information Recorded