49.145 BF1088 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Pseudosciaphila branderiana

49.145 BF1088 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Pseudosciaphila branderiana - Aspen Marble - (Linnaeus, 1758)

Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Great Marble and The ‘banded’ form, wahlhomiana.

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.

ID pointers: The typical form is a relatively plain purplish-brown with a darker central cross-band. There is also a banded form wahlhomiana, which is quite common.

Distribution: (First record: July 2021 at Grangewood ) - (Last record: July 2021 at Grangewood ) - First record for the recording area VC57 and for Derbyshire – July 2021 from Grangewood
Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing during late June – July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Graham Finch © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 21-27mm
Food Plant: Aspen (Populus tremula).

Last Recorded Year: July 2021
Last Recorded By: Graham Finch
Last Recorded General Area: Grangewood

First Recorded Year: July 2021

IMAGES BELOW: Grange Wood, Derbyshire – Graham Finch©

Pseudosciaphila branderiana – Graham Finch

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