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Epinotia cruciana

Epinotia cruciana, the willow tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. This moth has a characteristic wing pattern, with a pale brown ground colour and dark brown markings of the forewings, resembling a cross (hence the Latin name cruciana of the species).

Adults are on wing from June to early August.

The larvae feed on various sallows and willows, mainly Salix repens, on which the larva spins together the leaves of a terminal shoot and feeds within.

Distribution

This species can be found from Europe to Japan and in North America.

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