Tortricidae

49.298 Hawthorn Shoot Moth Notocelia trimaculana (Haworth, 1811)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 8mm

Habitats: Open woodland, scrub, hedgerows, calcareous downland and gardens.

Habits: The moth flies at dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a succession of spun upper terminal shoots of Hawthorn. It pupates in the larval habitation.

On the European mainland it has also been recorded from Blackthorn and Wild Pear.