Philedonides lunana
Philedonides lunana, also known as the heath tortrix and Walker’s Lanark tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784 and is found in most of Europe.
Description
There is distinct sexual dimorphism. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May. Males fly on calm, sunny days, especially at sunrise, midday and evening, while females sit on the top of vegetation, where pairing takes place. At other times the moths hide amongst dead leaves and are difficult to find.Eggs are laid in March and April, in small batches on the leaves of coarse, moorland plants. Plants include bearberry, silverweed, common mugwort, heather, black knapweed, scabiosa species, thistles, wild carrot, heath, ash, petty whin, larch, mint, bog-myrtle, restharrow, milk-parsley, Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, cinquefoils, goat willow, sea campion, alexanders, red clover, Vaccinium species and valerians. The larvae feed in spun or folded leaves and flowers in May and June. Pupa can be found from June to March, in spun leaves of the foodplant or in debris on the ground.