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Family: Tortricidae   Checklist Number: 49.244

Epinotia subocellana  (Donovan, 1806)

White Willow Tortrix

Most records are from Eriskay but also reported from North Loch Eynort plus an old North Uist record. Probably under reported, seen between 24 May - 26 June. Found in scrubby areas, the larvae feeding between two spun leaves of willow (Salix spp.).

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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