Tortricidae

49.065 Strawberry Tortrix Acleris comariana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

Local

Similar species: Acleris laterana

Forewing: 6 to 8mm

Habitats: Bogs, wet heathland, marshland, strawberry fields and gardens.

Habits: It flies during the afternoon and again at dusk. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from within the folded or spun leaves of Wild Strawberry, Cultivated Strawberry, Marsh Cinquefoil, Water Avens and Great Burnet. It pupates in a cocoon within the larval habitation.