49.005 Epagoge grotiana (Brown-barred Tortrix)
ws: 13-17mm; Jun-Jul; oak (Quercus spp), hawthorn (Crataegus spp), blackberry etc (Rubus spp); common throughout GB, but less so further north
Epagoge grotiana §3 female
ID: Distinguished by the bright ochreous-yellow forewing ground colour and ferruginous-brown markings.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2010; female; fw 7.8mm
§2 Ardnamurchan, Highlands; 13/07/2012; male; fw 7.4mm
§3 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; female; fw 6.7mm; netted by day
§4 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; male; fw 6.9mm; netted by day
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 07/06/2022; male; fw 8.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ardnamurchan, Highlands; 13/07/2012; male; fw 7.4mm
§3 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; female; fw 6.7mm; netted by day
§4 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; male; fw 6.9mm; netted by day
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 07/06/2022; male; fw 8.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 15/05/2012 | Specimen §2 added 11/12/2012 | §3&4 added 02/07/2017 | §5 added 21/02/2020 | §6 added 02/10/2022
