49.372 BF1232  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Pammene populana - Willow Y Moth - (Fabricius, 1787) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
** Photograph required / Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Pigmy Y Piercer ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Pammene spiniana (Blackthorn Flower Moth)
Distribution:  One record from Harrison & Sterling – Repton Shrubs 3 bred 25/7/1924
Flight Period: July /  August /  -  Can be seen resting on Sallow leaves in the afternoon Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 30 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Willow, Creeping Willow, Sallow, Osier
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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