Tortricidae

49.016 Rose Tortrix Archips rosana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: M 7 to 8mm, F 8 to 11mm

Habitats: Woodlands, scrub, hedgerows, orchards and gardens.

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed in the day. It flies from dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The polyphagous larva at first feeds in a bud of Raspberry, Black Currant, Hop, Bog Myrtle, rose, apple, plum, pear, other fruit trees, other deciduous trees and occasionally conifers. It later feeds within a rolled leaf or spun leaves, flowers or developing fruit. It pupates in a cocoon within the larval feeding site.