49.239 BF1148  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Epinotia mercuriana - Moorland Tortrix - (Frölich, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
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Other Name/s: Moorland Bell ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The forewings are narrow and brightly coloured in chestnut or reddish brown; yellowish-brown, sometimes pale yellow markings, that are thickly edged with leaden metallic, silvery streaks
Distribution:  (Last record: 1987 at Kinder Moor )  -  Uncertain no records since 1987 yet it should frequent the high upland moors of Derbyshire – Harrison & Sterling record Goyts Moss 1948-56; Kinder Moor 1981 & 1987. No further records
Flight Period: July /  August /  September /  -  Flies July – September during afternoon and early evening Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Food Plant: Heather, Bilberry and other moorland plants
Last Recorded Year: 1987
No First Date Information Recorded

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