Acleris sparsana
Alternative names
Ashy Button
Description
Wingspan 18-22 mm. A variable species, sometimes with a distinctive triangular marking on the upperwing but often with a greyish ground colour, obscurely marked with specks of darker and lighter.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Favouring Beech and Sycamore the larval foodplants.
When to see it
The flight period is from August through to October.
Life History
Larva: 14-16 mm long.
UK Status
Fairly common over most of Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
Reference
49.069 BF1041
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