Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Cydia ulicetana – Common Gorse Moth
STATUS – A common species on heath and moorland where there is gorse or broom.
ID POINTERS – Forewing a pale grey to dark grey, variable speckled with greyish brown or greyish yellow. The costa shows several small whitish streaks. The rear third is delicately marked with metallic orangey brown.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during July – September
IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield©
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