Tortricidae

49.038 Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana (Hübner, [1817])

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: M6 to 7mm, F 7 to 8mm

Habitats: Scrub, hedgerows, wasteground and gardens.

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

Foodplant: The polyphagous larva spins the leaves of privets, Lilac, Ivy, honeysuckles, Hawthorn, apples, Hornbeam and other trees and shrubs. It overwinters part grown, in a spinning of dead leaves. It appears to prefer dead and withered leaves to eat, although it will take fresh ones. It pupates in its spinning.