Pyralidae

Acrobasis advenella

Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England - July 2012

Acrobasis advenella can be quite variable in the degree of reddish suffusion on the forewing, as can be seen by the differences in the two individuals above and below.

Gorseinon, West Glamorgan, Wales - August 2007

It is found throughout most of the British Isles in hawthorn hedges and woodlands wherever hawthorn is present.

Gorseinon, West Glamorgan, Wales - August 2007

It is also frequently referred to by its synonym Trachycera advenella.