Family: Tortricidae Checklist Number: 49.115
Aethes piercei Obraztsov, 1952
Greater Marbled Straw
Rare with just two records from Eriskay, recorded in May and June. A coastal species found in damp grassland and boggy moorland. Larvae feed on devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and overwinter.
References:
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.