Tortricidae

49.219 Canary Tortrix Thiodia citrana (Hübner, [1799])

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 7.5 to 10mm

Habitats: Open short turf, breckland, coastal wasteground, sand-dunes and vegetated shingle.

Habits: The moth sits on the flowers of the foodplant in sunny weather. It flies at dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the flower-heads of Yarrow, Field Wormwood and Stinking Chamomile, sometimes spinning several together. An occasional larva may overwinter and recommence feeding in the spring, but the larva is usually full-fed in the autumn and overwinters in the leaf litter where it pupates in late May.

On the European mainland Ox-eye Daisy, Yellow Chamomile and Mugwort are also recorded as foodplants.