Tortricidae

49.007 Tiree Twist Periclepsis cinctana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

pRDB1 (Scotland) probably extinct in S.E.England

Similar species:

Forewing: 6.5 to 8.5mm

Habitats: Herb rich grassland in Scotland. It was last recorded in England in Kent in 1949 on dry grassland, chalk downland and sea-cliffs.

Habits: Flies low across herb rich grassland in sunshine.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain.

On the European mainland it is recorded from Kidney Vetch, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Dyer's Greenweed, brooms and Field Wormwood. The larva feeds from a silk tube among the stems of its foodplant.