49.128 BF946 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes rubigana

49.128 BF946 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Aethes rubigana - Burdock Straw

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Burdock Conch

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Forewing is a creamy whitish buff, blotched with yellow or pale brown with a dark reddish-brown cross-band.

Distribution: Local and widespread across the county and found on Burdock.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - active from dusk into the night

Wingspan: 15-19mm

Food Plant: Burdock (Arctium).

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

IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© and Belper – Dave Evans©

Aethes rubigana – King’s Newton – Tony Davison

Aethes rubigana – Belper – Dave Evans