Tortricidae

49.178 Cowberry Marble Stictea mygindiana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 8.5mm

Habitats: Moorland, mosses and heathland.

Habits: The male rarely makes short, low flights on warm, sunny afternoons, otherwise the flight time starts in the late afternoon.

Foodplant: The larva overwinters while small. In the spring it forms a succession of untidy spinnings of Crowberry leaves where it feeds on the upper surface of the leaves, moving according to the food supply. It sometimes feeds on Bearberry or Bog-myrtle. Pupation takes place in a frass covered cocoon in the larval spinning.

On the European mainland has also been recorded on Bog Bilberry.