Tortricidae

49.040 Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana (Frölich, 1830)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 10 to 12mm

Habitats: Woodland and gardens.

Habits: The moth flies from dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The young larva feeds on the outer part of the buds of Scot's Pine. After overwintering it feeds on the needles from a silk tube along a twig, near a terminal shoot.