Tortricidae

49.245 Birch-borer Tortrix Epinotia tetraquetrana (Haworth, 1811)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 7.5mm

Habitats: Open woodland, heathland and moorland.

Habits: The moth flies around the trees during the evening and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva at first bores the stem of a birch or Alder causing a swelling. In the last instar it lives in the turned down edge of a leaf. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.