49.076 Acleris cristana (Tufted Tortrix)
ws: 18-22mm; Aug-May; rosaceous trees and bushes; local in woodland in S.England
Acleris cristana §1
ID: Polymorphic with more than 100 forms described by Manley (1973). Although these forms are highly variable in colouration most are readily distinguished from other species by the very large mid-wing scale-tuft. The form shown by §1is spadiceana.
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 02/08/2009; female; fw 9.5mm
§2 Two-tree Island, Essex; 13/04/2015; female; fw 9.4mm; netted after dark §3 Foulness, Essex; 08/04/2017; male; fw 8.9; to light §4 Foulness, Essex; 07/04/2018; female; fw 8.8mm; to light §5 Bernwood Forest; Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018 §6 Leigh-on-sea, Essex; 16/08/2020 §7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/08/2020; male; fw 9.3mm All images © Chris Lewis |
§8 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2022
§9 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2023 §10 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2023 §11 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2023 §12 Middlewick Ranges, Essex; 23/08/2023 |
Page published 18/11/2012 (§1) | §2 added 20/04/2015 | §3 added 0/4/2018 | §4&5 added 21/02/2019 | §6 added 07/12/2020 |
§7 added 04/02/2021 | §8 added 23/12/2022 | §9-12 added 23/12/2023
§7 added 04/02/2021 | §8 added 23/12/2022 | §9-12 added 23/12/2023
