49.015 Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix)
ws: M15-21mm, F16-23mm; Jul; various deciduous trees and shrubs; common in woodland and gardens throughout GB
Archips xylosteana §4 female
ID: A.crataegana is similar but usually larger (M19-22, F23-27mm); it is generally browner; in the male the median fascia is obsolete at the costa; the female has fuscous reticulation and a more prominent forewing apex.
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§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 27/06/2008; fw 9.6mm
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 27/06/2008; female; fw 10.3mm §3 New Forest, Hampshire; 27/06/2008; male; fw 7.7mm §4 New Forest, Hampshire; 27/06/2009; female §5 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013; female; fw 9.4mm §6 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013; male; fw 7.4mm §7 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013; male; fw 7.9mm §8 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013; female; fw 10.3mm §9 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013 §10 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013 All images © Chris Lewis |
§11 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016
§12 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; male; fw 8.0mm §13 ??; 2020; male §14 ??; 2020; male |
Page published 10/05/2012 (§1-4) | §5-10 added 30/11/2013 | §11 added 29/05/2017 | §12 added 20/02/2020 | §13&14 added 07/04/2021
