Tortricidae

49.019 Norfolk Myrtle Tortrix Choristoneura lafauryana (Ragonot, 1875)

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: M 8 to 10mm, F 9 to 11mm

Habitats: Boggy heathland.

Habits: The moth flies from sunset and occasionally comes to light. It was last recorded in 1962 near King's Lynn, Norfolk.

Foodplant: The larval feeds from within a vertical spinning of the upper terminal leaves of Bog Myrtle. It pupates within the larval spinning or in the leaf litter.