Tortricidae

49.088 Mountain Tortrix Acleris lipsiana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

pRDB3

Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 11mm

Habitats: Moorland, mountain moorland and bogs.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a long tube (5 to 7cm), of spun leaves of Bog-myrtle, Bilberry or Cowberry, and sometimes apples and birches. It pupates in the spinning or in the leaf litter.