Tortricidae

49.190 Bugle Marble Endothenia ustulana (Haworth, 1811)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 6mm

Habitats: Open woodland, damp woodland rides and margins, hedgebanks, wasteground and gardens

Habits: The moth flies on warm afternoons. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva overwinters in an early instar, before recommencing feeding in the spring in the rootstock of Bugle and its cultivars. It later feeds in the leaf stems. It pupates in the larval habitation or amongst the leaves