49.345 BF1219 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Lathronympha strigana

49.345 BF1219 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Lathronympha strigana - Slender Rufous Tortrix

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Red Piercer

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Fairly distinctive with bright orange-rufous forewings, marked with several metallic grey markings towards the rear of the wing.

Distribution: Common and widespread in the county where there is St.John’s Wort.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - adults fly at sunrise and later from dusk onwards

Wingspan: 14-18mm

Food Plant: St.John’s Wort.

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

Lathronympha strigana – Tony Daviso