49.325 BF1255 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia ulicetana - Common Gorse Moth
Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species - - click for Verification Guidelines
- Generally Common / Widespread
Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae
Other Name/s: Grey Gorse Piercer, Cydia succedana
ID Difficulty: - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
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.
Distribution: A common species on heath and moorland where there is gorse or broom.
Flight Period: July / August / September / - On the wing during July – September.
Moth Activity: Crepuscular - females crepuscular, males fly in sunshine
Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Rowan Wakefield © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Food Plant: Gorse or Broom.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW: Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield©
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