Tortrix viridana
Photo credit: Wayne Clinch
Forewing length: 9-12mm
Description
This distinctive green Tortrix moth could only be confused with the mostly noturnal Cream-bordered Pea.
Flight Period
May-June/July, sometimes August
Larval Food Plants
Leave of Oak, occasionally Beech and Hornbeam
Habitat
Woodland, Scrub and hedgerows with Oak
Wiltshire Status
Resident, common.