49.341 BF1260 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia splendana

49.341 BF1260 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia splendana - Marbled Piercer

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Base of forewing pale greyish, speckled with darker brown with whitish-grey cross-bands. Rear end of forewing darker brown suffused with metallic purple blotches and four or five black dashes. Cydia pomonella has longer wings, a large coppery ocellus and fine transverse brownish lines.

Distribution: Locally common where there is oak woodland.

Flight Period: July / August / September / October / - On the wing during July – October.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - active from dusk and attracted to light

Wingspan: 12-16mm

Food Plant: Oak (Quercus) or Sweet Chestnut (Castanea).

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©