49.278 BF1171  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Gypsonoma minutana - Small Brindled Tortrix - (Hübner, [1799]) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae Other Name/s: Brindled Shoot ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Enarmonia formosana (Cherry Bark Tortrix)
ID pointers: A very distinctive Tortricid, with heavy mottled forewings that are varied in colour from a mixture of reddish-brown, grey-brown, chestnut-brown, and creamy white markings.
Distribution:  (First record: 19/07/2022 at Sandiacre )  -  (Last record: 19/07/2022 at Sandiacre )  -  One record from a Sandiacre garden 19/7/2022 to MV Light (iRecord) A first for the vice county
Flight Period: July /  -  July Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Emily Milnes  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 28 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Poplars
Last Recorded Date: 19/07/2022
First Recorded Date: 19/07/2022

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