Tortricidae

49.228 Brown Alder Roller Epinotia sordidana (Hübner, 1824)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 8.5 to 11mm

Habitats: Marshes, fens, bogs, river-banks, lake and stream margins.

Habits: The moth is easily flushed from Alder foliage by day. It flies low amongst the trees at dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The small larva lives in a rolled leaf on a terminal shoot of Alder. It later spins a leaf into a pod. It pupates in a tough brown cocoon in the soil.