49.184 BF1106 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Lobesia reliquana

49.184 BF1106 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Lobesia reliquana - Wood Marble - (Hübner, 1825)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Oak Marble

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Forewing narrow and slightly pointed. Overall orangey-brown with varying triangular blotches of pale creamy-orange, reddish-brown. A scale tuft near base of head.

Distribution: (Last record: 19/05/2024 at Longdendale ) - Unknown/Uncertain due to insufficient data. Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988). A nationally local species, scarce in Northern England. Very few records

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

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - active during the day, from noon to sunset, and in the early morning and evening

Wingspan: 11-13mm

Food Plant: Oak (Quercus), Birch (Betula), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).

Last Recorded Date: 19/05/2024

Last Recorded By: Christian Heintzen

Last Recorded General Area: Longdendale

No First Date Information Recorded

Lobesia reliquana – 5th June 2018 – Belper – Dave Evans