Dichrorampha plumbagana (Treitschke, 1830)
Lead-coloured Yarrow Moth
(Silver-lined Drill)
49.3220 (B&F: 1276)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Tortricoidea
»Family: Tortricidae
»Subfamily: Olethreutinae
»Tribe: Grapholitini
A resident species, generally scarce in the West, although sometimes fairly common by day in Rewell Wood; very rare in the East. Single-brooded, flying mainly from early May to early June. Larvae feed in the stems and roots of yarrow. (Pratt, 2011).