UKMoths Rhopobota myrtillana - Distribution map
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49.22 BF1162
Rhopobota myrtillana
(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
Wingspan 9 to 12mm.
This is a moorland and heathland species, with a more northern distibution, although it is found widely throughout Britain.
The larva feeds on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and the moth can be seen in the late afternoon/early evening sunshine, in flight over its foodplant, in May and June.
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