Tortricidae

49.220 Small Bilberry Marble Rhopobota myrtillana (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Moorland, mountain moorland and heathland.

Habits: The moth often flies in abundance in morning sunshine and again in the late afternoon and early evening sunshine.

Foodplant: The larva lives between two flat spun leaves of Bilberry or Bog Bilberry. It has not been confirmed, but the full-fed larva probably overwinters in a cocoon in the leaf litter. It pupates in a cocoon in the soil or in the leaf litter in April.