49.179 BF1080  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Olethreutes arcuella - Coppice Beauty - (Clerck, 1759) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
Other Name/s: Arched Marble ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Unmistakeable – a bright orange ground colour to forewing with metallic blue-grey lines and streaks and yellow patches
Distribution:  (Last record: 1863 at Seal Wood )  -  One record from Seal Wood 1863 – Harrison & Sterling
Flight Period: May /  August /  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 14-18mm
Food Plant: Withered leaf litter and dead leaves
Last Recorded Year: 1863
No First Date Information Recorded

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