Tortricidae

49.355 Greenweed Tortrix Grapholita lathyrana (Hübner, [1813])

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Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5mm

Habitats: Grassland.

Habits: When sunny the moth makes short flights over the foodplant for a couple of hours around midday.

Foodplant: The larva lives in the young shoots and flower buds of Dyer's Greenweed. It is full-fed within a few weeks. It then spins a cocoon in the leaf litter below the foodplant and overwinters until it pupates in March.