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Phiaris obsoletana
Checklist Number49.170 [B&F: 1077]
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: | Phiaris |
| Species: | obsoletana |
| Authority: | (Zetterstedt, 1839) |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on moorland in the Scottish Highlands, usually from 650 m to 1000 m above sea level. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 15-19 mm. Resembles obscurely marked forms of O. metallicana, but differs in the narrower and more acutely angled forewing and the narrower, irregularly shaped median fascia which is interrupted above the middle [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Bearberry and Bilberry.
