Lathronympha strigana

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Alternative names

Slender Rufous Tortrix
Red Piercer

Description

Wingspan 14-18 mm. A distinctive species with bright orange-rufous forewings and several greyish metallic markings towards the rear of the wing.

Identification difficulty

Habitat

It frequents open woodland and similar areas.

When to see it

The adults fly at sunrise and later from dusk onwards. They are on the wing in June and July, sometimes with a second brood in late August/September.

Life History

Feeds on St. John's-wort

UK Status

This moth is fairly common in the south of Britain becoming scarcer further north. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference

49.345 BF1219

Graham Calow
Granitethorpe, Sapcote
09 June 2011
on St. John's-wort
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk, Leire
17 May 2011
David Nicholls
New Lount
09 June 2011
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
05 July 2012
Graham Calow
Granitethorpe, Sapcote
09 June 2011
on St. John's-wort
Kate Nightingale
Ulverscroft
27 July 2015
Graham Calow
Brown's Hill Quarry, Holwell Reserve
11 May 2017
Larva spun inside top leaves <br /> of Perforate St John's-wort
Graham Calow
Sapcote
15 May 2014
larva on St John's-wort