Tortricidae

49.314 Sneezewort Moth Dichrorampha sylvicolana Heinemann, 1863

pRDB3

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Woodland rides, damp meadows, ditches, marshy grassland and river-banks.

Habits: The moth rests on the foodplant, disappearing into the vegetation if disturbed. On rare occasions it will fly in warm, afternoon and evening sunshine.

Foodplant: The larva feeds (sometimes gregariously) from a silk tube under the epidermis of the rootstock and roots of Sneezewort. It pupates in a cocoon of silk and plant debris, amongst the roots or attached to the rootstock.