Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Epinotia nisella (f.decorana) – Brindled Poplar Tortrix
STATUS – Widespread and common across the county where there is Sallow or Poplar.
ID POINTERS – Variable with different forms. Forewing is usually blackish-brown at the base area and at the wing tip area with a pale reddish-brown central area. Can show a blackish or reddish-brown blotch on the dorsum.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during August – September.
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
49.255 BF1138 - Epinotia Nisella (f.decorana) Kings Newton, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©
