Tortricidae

49.029 Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana (Fabricius, 1781)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 10 to 14mm

Habitats: Woodland, parkland, scrub, hedgerows, moorland, orchards and gardens.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: After overwintering the polyphagous larva feeds from between two spun leaves on Ivy, privets, honeysuckles, Bilberry, woundworts and strawberries, or spun needles on larch, spruces, firs and pines. It may also feed on many other trees, shrubs and herbaceous species. It pupates in its spinning.