Phtheochroa rugosana


Phtheochroa rugosana is a small moth of the family Tortricidae.
It is found in western Europe east to the Benelux, Switzerland and Italy, and further across the Balkans and Hungary to Asia Minor and Armenia. It also occurs in the Maghreb and on the Canary Islands.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.
The caterpillars feed on red bryony and probably also squirting cucumber. More unusually, they have been recorded eating rotting wood.

Synonyms

Obsolete scientific names for this species are:Tortrix rugosana Hübner, Commophila rugosana Phalaena v-albana Donovan, 1806Phalonia albana Kennel, 1913