Tortricidae

49.109 Garden Straw Agapeta hamana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 11mm

Habitats: Arable fields, downland, coastal slopes or wherever the foodplants are present.

Habits: It is easily disturbed during the day, flies during the evening and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the roots of thistles in the genus Carduus and probably Cirsium. In October the full-fed larva overwinters in a cocoon, where it pupates in May.