Irish moths

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

Family: Tortricidae       Sub-family: Tortricinae

969     *     Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix     *     Pandemis corylana


Fairly common
Wingspan: 18-21mm

Flight time: June-September
Habitat: Woodland

Food plant: Larvae feed May-July in rolled leaves of deciduous trees;
Corylus, Fraxinus, Prunus, Quercus, Rubus





Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010

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