Epagoge grotiana
Brown-barred Twist
Wingspan about 15 mm.
Deciduous woodland.
Flies during June and July, especially around dawn and at dusk.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees and shrubs including Oak, Hawthorn and Bramble.
Widely distributed over much of the British Isles this species becomes scarcer further north. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Mark Skevington
Swithland Wood
05 July 2014
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown-barred Twist
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 05/07/2014 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 16/07/2019 (Leonard, Pete)
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