
Cistus Forester
Superficially similar to the Scarce Forester (A. globulariae) and Cistus Forester (A. geryon), care being needed to separate these species. Often found feeding at flowers, such as those of Devil's-bit Scabious, Field Scabious and Marsh Thistle.
Overwinters as a larva. At first mines the leaves, then feeding exposed on the lower leaves. Pupates in a cocoon spun near the ground and concealed amongst vegetation.
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Damp neutral grassland, limestone grassland, chalk downland, breck grassland, sandy heathland, sand dunes, woodland rides and clearings.
Forester - Iain Leach
Forester - Iain Leach
Forester by Ilia Ustyantsev
Forester by Ilia Ustyantsev
Forester by Ilia Ustyantsev
Forester by Ilia Ustyantsev
Forester by Tapio Kujala
Forester by Tapio Kujala
Forester - Koen Thonissen
Koen Thonissen
Forester by John Money
Forester by John Money
Forester - Allan Drewitt
Allan Drewitt
Forester - Vlad Proklov
Vlad Proklov
Foresters by John Money
Foresters by John Money
Forester - Ervin Szombathelyi
Ervin Szombathelyi