Identification

Cannot be distinguished from Acleris ferrugana by external features.

Record as 49.0831 Acleris ferrugana/notana agg. unless dissected.

Recording method

Attracted to light

Life cycle

Larvae: June-July in Scotland (April-October elsewhere in the UK) in spun leaves bunched together.  Adults: August-May in Scotland (June-May elsewhere in the UK).

Larval foodplants

Many herbaceous plants.

History

First accepted record for Dumfries and Galloway was two adults netted at Kirkconnell Flow, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 7 November 2020.  ID of one confirmed by gen det.