Tortricidae

49.003 Bog Snout Sparganothis pilleriana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 10mm

Habitats: Bogs, fens, wet heathland and salt-marsh.

Habits: The moth flies from just before dusk. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a folded-down spun leaf of Bog Asphodel, Common Sea-lavender, woundworts, plantains, strawberries, knapweeds and many other wetland or salt-marsh herbaceous species. It pupates in a spun or rolled leaf.

On the European mainland it has also been recorded feeding on grape, Hop, plum, Blackthorn, Hawthorn, apple, pear and other shrubs.