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Rhopobota ustomaculana

Checklist Number
49.222 [B&F: 1158]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Rhopobota
Species:ustomaculana
Authority:(Curtis, 1831)

Nationally scarce (Na) on moorland and mountains in parts of northern England and Wales, and in the Scottish Highlands. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 11-15 mm. Distinguished from Holly Tortrix R. naevana