Tortricidae

49.226 Sea Spurge Tortrix Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

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Forewing: 5 to 9mm

Habitats: Limestone cliffs, sand-dunes and vegetated shingle.

Habits: The moth flies rapidly on warm evenings. It occasionally comes to light and will visit sugar.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Portland Spurge and Wood Spurge. It eats the seeds and also the leaves by spinning a silk gallery up the stem and drawing in the leaves and spinning them. The autumn larva overwinters in a cocoon in the larval habitation, where it pupates in March.