Irish moths

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, Pandemis cerasana

Family: Tortricidae       Sub-family: Tortricinae

970     *     Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix     *     Pandemis cerasana



Wingspan: 16-25mm. No 'toothed' projection on first cross line.

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Gardens, orchards, woodland

Larvae feed on leaves of a range of deciduous trees, especially fruit trees

Very similar: Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix


Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, Pandemis cerasana

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

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