Tortricidae

49.247 Dark Spruce Tortrix Epinotia subsequana (Haworth, 1811)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6mm

Habitats: Conifer plantations.

Habits: The moth flies high around the tops of conifers from midday until sunset.

Foodplant: The young larva mines the needles of Norway Spruce, European Silver Fir and Giant Fir. It later feeds within the spun terminal shoots. It either pupates in a cocoon spun amongst the neeedles on the ground or in the soil.