Ancylis obtusana

    Small Buckthorn Roller

    TortricidaeABH 49.204 B&F 1122

    Very rare, perhaps extinct.  A single record for each vice-county: VC6 a vague record for “ST35” in 1980, and VC5 from Haselbury Plucknett in the 1930s.  Associated with buckthorns, which are not common species in Somerset.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2