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Tortricodes alternella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Tortricodes alternella is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from February and April. The larvae feed on various trees and bushes, including Quercus and Carpinus species. They spin together the leaves of their host plant and feed within.
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Prey / Diet

Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam)[1]
Corylus avellana (common filbert)[1]
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)[2]
Quercus ilex (Holly Oak)[2]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0