49.220 BF1162  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Rhopobota myrtillana - Small Bilberry Marble - (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
** Photograph required; Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Bilberry Bell; Ancylis myrtillana ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 2011 at Beeley Moor )  -  Harrison & Sterling listed this species as “Widely distributed and common on the moorlands containing Bilberry” Very few modern day records. DaNES lists one from Beeley Moor 6/5/2011
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  One generation May-June – flies over the food plant in afternoon and into dusk Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 9-12mm
Food Plant: Bilberry
Last Recorded Year: 2011
No First Date Information Recorded

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