Family: Tortricidae Checklist Number: 49.120
Aethes smeathmanniana (Fabricius, 1781)
Common Marbled Straw
Rare with just a handful of records all from the same site on South Uist. A coastal species, flying from May to September. found in machair, dunes and shingle. Larvae feed on herbaceous plants and overwinter.
References:
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.