Ypsolopha ustella

    Variable Smudge

    YpsolophidaeABH 17.011 B&F 461

    Recorded in small numbers most years, usually as a wanderer to garden light traps.  It flies late in the autumn and overwinters as an adult, reappearing in the spring, and is perhaps under-recorded as a result, especially in its woodland home.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Variable Smudge (Ypsolopha ustella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    Variable Smudge (Ypsolopha ustella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins