Tortricidae

49.081 Burnet Rose Tortrix Acleris permutana (Duponchel, 1836)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 6 to 9mm

Habitats: Sand-dunes, vegetated shingle and downland.

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

Foodplant: The larva feeds within the spun leaves and shoots of Burnet Rose. It pupates in a white cocoon in a leaf spinning or in the leaf litter.

On the European mainland it has been recorded on other roses and Blackthorn.