Olindia schumacherana

    White-barred Tortrix

    TortricidaeABH 49.001 B&F 1013

    Fairly common and widespread in upland south and west Somerset, and also in the Mendips and northwards.  Absent from a large swathe of central Somerset, centred on the Levels.  Mostly flying in June and July, this moth has a partial second brood in September.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    White-barred Tortrix (Olindia schumacherana) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington