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Hedya atropunctana

Checklist Number
49.159 [B&F: 1085]

Verification
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Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Hedya
Species:atropunctana
Authority:(Zetterstedt, 1839)

Local in woodland, heaths and dry pastures throughout much of the British Isles, mainly a northern species, known from just a few sites in the south. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 14-17 mm. The smallest species of the genus, its conspicuous black postmedian spot and the pink tinge of the forewing ground colour are characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Bog-myrtle, Sallow and Birch, living within a spun or rolled leaf, over-wintering as a pupa.