Tortricidae

49.223 Holly Tortrix Rhopobota naevana (Hübner, [1817])

Common

Similar species: The folded wing-tip combined with the dark semi-circular blotch in the wing should identify this species.

Forewing: 5.5 to 7.5mm

Habitats: Woodland, hedgerows, moorland, orchards and gardens.

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed in the day. It flies from just before dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva tightly spins a mass of leaves on the young shoots of Holly, Blackthorn, Bilberry, Purging Buckthorn, apples, pears, whitebeams or Hawthorn. It pupates in the spinning or amongst the leaf litter.