1025 Tortricodes alternella, (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
National Status :
Common
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 3)
Distribution and abundance :
Local
Habitats :
Open woodland
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; mid-January to March
Larval foodplants :
On the leaves of oaks (Quercus), Hornbeam (Carpinus), birches (Betula), Hazel (Corylus), hawthorns (Crataegus), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) or limes (Tilia)
Final Catalogue :
In great profusion in all the larger oak-woods from Bentley to Fritton in February and March.
Wingspan details :
Wingspan 19-23mm
Identification
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Further Photographs
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Ipswich, Suffolk (ii.2004) © Neil Sherman
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Plain form. - Ipswich, Suffolk (ii.2004) © Neil Sherman
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Ipswich, Suffolk (ii.2007) © Neil Sherman
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