Tortricidae

49.143 Apple Marble Eudemis porphyrana (Hübner, [1799])

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 10mm

Habitats: Deciduous wodland, hedgerows and orchards.

Habits: The moth flies throughout the evening. It also comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a longitudinally rolled leaf of Crab Apple or other apple or sometimes two leaves rolled together. It pupates in the larval feeding place or in a folded leaf.

On the European mainland it has also been recorded from Hawthorn and Blackthorn.