Main: (Tortricidae / Tortricinae)
49.074 [B&F: 1058] Acleris lorquiniana (Duponchel, 1835)

Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and restricted to the fens of East Anglia and Cambridgeshire plus a few sites in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight where known from Gosport and Freshwater, respectively. Wingspan 15-20 mm. A distinctive species, readily recognisable by the narrow forewing with its apex acutely angled, and the brownish ochreous general coloration [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Purple Loosestrife, living between shoots spun together with silk.

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