Aethes tesserana

    Downland Conch

    TortricidaeABH 49.121 B&F 939

    A moth with a scattered distribution across the county, preferring open, flower-rich, perhaps weedy ground with populations of the various composites on which the larvae feed.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Downland Conch (Aethes tesserana) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Downland Conch (Aethes tesserana) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Downland Conch (Aethes tesserana) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers