Tortricidae

49.049 Light Grey Tortrix Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835)

Common

Similar species: Cnephasia stephensiana is usually larger (9 to 11mm). Cnephasia asseclana is on average larger (7 to 10mm). They all have similar forms. For a positive identification check the genitalia.

Forewing: 6 to 9mm

Habitats: Woodland, hedgerows, road verges and gardens.

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed in the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The polyphagous larva at first mines a leaf of one of a variety of foodplants, then overwinters and in the spring spins and twists the leaves of plantains, Ox-eye Daisy, Bird's-foot Trefoil, buttercups, docks and other herbaceous plants. It has also been recorded from grape-vine, apples and young conifers.