49.226 Acroclita subsequana Copyright Martin Evans
 Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  49.226 Acroclita subsequana Copyright Martin Evans

Tortricidae

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

pRDB1

Similar species:

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.