49.211 BF1128 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Ancylis myrtillana - Bilberry Hook-wing

49.211 BF1128 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Ancylis myrtillana - Bilberry Hook-wing - (Treitschke, 1830)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

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Other Name/s: Bilberry Roller

ID Difficulty: green

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

Distribution: (Last record: 25/03/2025 at Hathersage ) - Harrison & Sterling described this species as Common and widely distributed across the high upland moors containing Bilberry. Since 1986 vewry few records – DaNES 3 in 1994 1 in 2010 & 1 in 2011. iRecord – one from Hathersage 25/6/2019 & one from Errwood/Fernilee Reservoirs 19/5/2019. Most likely being under recorded due to very little field trapping on the high moors.

Flight Period: May / June / July / - May-July flies in afternoon sunshine and from dusk onwards

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - and is attracted to light

*** Last updated on 25 March 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 14mm

Food Plant: Bilberry and Bog Bilberry

Last Recorded Date: 25/03/2025

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