TORTRICIDAE: 223 - 259

49.223 Holly Tortrix at Shackleton Knoll, Hardcastle Crags, Aug. 18th 2012. Captured by day.  

49.224 Bud Moth May 30th 2018. Reared from a larva found spun up in Blackthorn leaves at Park Wood Crematorium at the beginning of the month. I love the pastel blue markings, not a colour you often see on moths.

49.224 Bud Moth to MV light at Clifton Fishing Lake, Brighouse on July 25th 2024.

49.225 Larch Bud Moth (Spilonota laricana) to Anthony Arak's MV light at Manshead moor plantation, Ripponden on June 19th 2023.

49.230 White-blotched Roller (Epinotia trigonella) found in grass at the base of a birch tree at Norland moor on Aug. 23rd 2017. Captured by day.

49.231 Large Birch Roller (Epinotia brunnichana), North Dean meadow, July 12th 06. A field observation in the early morning gloom.

49.233 Varied Birch Roller (Epinotia solandriana) June 13th 2011. Reared from a larva found rolled up in Downy Birch leaves in North Dean wood. 

 49.234 Brown Elm Tortrix (Epinotia abbreviana), one of two pupae found spun up in Hogweed leaves under a Wych Elm at Lower Scar wood, May 25th 2014.

49.234 Brown Elm Tortrix (Epinotia abbreviana) June 8th 2014. Reared from the pupa pictured above.

49.238 Willow Tortrix (Epinotia cruciana), May 26th 2009. Reared from a larva found on Sallow at Copley meadow on May 1st that year.

49.240 Birch Tortrix (Epinotia immundana) at Norland moor on May 26th 2010. Captured by day. 

49.243 Blotched Tortrix (Epinotia demarniana) to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on June 25th 2024.

49.244 Pale Willow Tortrix (Epinotia subocellana), a field observation at North Dean meadow on May 26th 06.

49.245 Birch-borer Tortrix (Epinotia tetraquetrana), one of three to MV light at Turgate Delph, Norland on May 15th 2022. 

The straight inner edge to the dorsal blotch and two dark, dorsal marks are useful identification features.

49.245 Birch-borer Tortrix (Epinotia tetraquetrana), eggs. One of the moths mentioned above laid eggs in a specimen pot and their development was photographed through a compound microscope at 80x. Initially all kinds of weird geometric shapes appeared before the larva was fully formed.

49.248 Nut Bud Moth, a field observation in the dawn gloom at North Dean meadow on July 21st 2006.

49.248 Nut Bud Moth, a field observation at Tag meadow on July 6th 2018. Seen quite commonly by day here.

49.249 Black-marked Tortrix (Epinotia ramella) netted at dusk at the cabin, Cromwell Bottom, Aug. 3rd 2018.

49.249 Black-marked Tortrix (Epinotia ramella) to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on Sept. 20th 2024.

49.252 Common Spruce Tortrix (Epinotia tedella), one of two to MV light at Eleanor's wood, Bride Stones on June 27th 2024. 

49.252 Common Spruce Tortrix (Epinotia tedella), a male to MV light at Cock Hill wood, Portsmouth on June 23rd 2023.

49.254 Crescent Tortrix  (Epinotia bilunana) to MV light at Cromwell Bottom, June 2nd 2018.

49.255 Brindled Poplar Tortrix (Epinotia nisella), a field observation at Crow Wood park on Sept. 15th 04. A cherished photo as it was my first ever to appear on the internet all those years ago and one of my first of an interesting looking micro - happy days!

49.255 Brindled Poplar Tortrix (Epinotia nisella) to MV light at the cabin, Cromwell Bottom, Aug. 4th 2018. A dark form of this variable species.

49.255 Brindled Poplar Tortrix (Epinotia nisella) of the form decorana to MV light at the cabin, Cromwell Bottom, Aug. 24th 2019.

49.259 Spruce Bud Moth (Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana) to MV light at Eleanor's wood near Bride Stones moor on Aug. 12th 2024.

Appropriately enough we were in a small clearing surrounded by spruce trees!