49.239 Epinotia mercuriana (Moorland Tortrix)
ws: 11-14mm; Jul-Sep; heather (Calluna vulgaris), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), mountain avens (Dryas octopetala), whortle-leaved willow (Salix myrsinites); NS-B moorland and mountains of N.England & Scotland.
Synonym: Panoplia mercuriana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Panoplia mercuriana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Epinotia mercuriana §1
ID: Silver-edged forewing markings, including the very obliquely edged basal patch marked with longitudinal silver streaks.
§1 Ben Ledi, Perthshire; 19/08/2008
§2 Fersit, Argyll; 28/07/2013
§3 Fersit, Argyll; 29/07/2013
§4 Fersit, Argyll; 31/07/2013; female; fw 6.2mm
§5 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§6 Sisters of Kintail, West Ross & Cromarty; 26/07/2023; female; fw 6.4mm; netted by day
§7 Sisters of Kintail, West Ross & Cromarty; 26/07/2023; male; fw 6.6mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Fersit, Argyll; 28/07/2013
§3 Fersit, Argyll; 29/07/2013
§4 Fersit, Argyll; 31/07/2013; female; fw 6.2mm
§5 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§6 Sisters of Kintail, West Ross & Cromarty; 26/07/2023; female; fw 6.4mm; netted by day
§7 Sisters of Kintail, West Ross & Cromarty; 26/07/2023; male; fw 6.6mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/01/2013 | §2-5 added 28/03/2014 | §6&7 added 10/12/2023
