Pyralidae – Phycitinae – Acrobasis advenella
STATUS – Unknown – Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988). Assume now to be fairly widespread and common as the species has expanded its range. Found on uncut Hawthorn.
ID POINTERS – Forewing silvery grey shaded reddish brown to purplish-brown or blackish brown. The basal area usually darker than rest of wing. An oblique cross-line at about a third and a fine silvery grey line, both enclosing a wedge of coppery red and black. Two black dots in the central forewing are offset with the tornus.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during June – September
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
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