Family: Tortricidae Checklist Number: 49.008
Philedone gerningana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Northern Reveller
A scarce species in Scotland with just two records for the Outer Hebrides, both from St. Kilda. The first in 1959, mentioned in a paper by Mark Young et al. (2010: 105-118); the second in July 2022. An upland species of moorland and bogs. The flight period is from July to September. The larvae feed on moorland sub-shrubs and herbaceous plants such as thrift (Armeria maritima) and crowberry (Empetrum nigrum).
References:
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
Young, M. et al. (2010). Entomologist's Gazette 61.