48.007 Choreutis pariana Apple Leaf Skeletoniser Copyright Martin Evans
48.007 Choreutis pariana Apple Leaf Skeletoniser Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 48.007 Choreutis pariana Apple Leaf Skeletoniser Copyright Martin Evans

Choreutidae

48.007 Apple Leaf Skeletoniser Choreutis pariana (Clerk, 1759)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 7mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, scrub, orchards and gardens.

Habits: The moth has been recorded many times in sunshine on the flowers of Shasta Daisy. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Apple, Wild Pear, Hawthorn, Rowan, whitebeams, Wild Plum, Sour Cherry and occasionally Cotoneaster spp. It feeds from a web, drawing together the edges of the upperside of a leaf. Its actions skeletonises the leaf. The larva pupates in a dense silk cocoon on a leaf.