062 Acleris forsskaleana

TORTRICIDAE | Tortricinae: Tortricini

49.062 Acleris forsskaleana (Netted Tortrix)

ws: 12-16mm; Jul-Aug; field maple, sycamore (Acer campestre/pseudoplatanus); locally common in England and Wales
Synonyms: Croesia forsskaleana (BTM), Tortrix forskaleana (Pierce and Metcalfe)

Acleris forsskaleana §2

ID: Conspicuously reticulate forewing pattern on a pale yellow ground colour; two small black scale-tufts near middle of dorsum; median fascia reduced at costal end to a narrow line, angulate near middle and a very variable grey suffusion enclosing and sometimes obscuring the scale tufts at its dorsal end; a conspicuous dark line along termen from tornus to apex extending onto the distal costa.

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§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/07/2007
§2 Foulness, Essex; 08/07/2007; fw 7.0mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 13/07/2008
§4 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; male; fw 6.7mm; to light
§6 Foulness, Essex; 24/06/2017; to light
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/07/2019; male; fw 6.8mm; to light
§8 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; female; fw 6.9mm; to light
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2021
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