Willow Tortrix - Epinotia cruciana
Wingspan 12-15 mm. The scientific name cruciana refers to the pale forewing markings which, when the moth is at rest, meet to form the shape of a cross when seen from above.
A wide range of habitats.
Flying from June to early August, the adults can be disturbed from the foliage of the foodplants during the day.
The foodplants are various Willows, in particular Creeping Willow, on which the larva spins together the leaves of a terminal shoot and feeds within.
Widespread but local in the British Isles. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
Records would tend to indicate that this species is uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded)
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
14 June 2008
sue
New Lount NR, area of former sidings
17 June 2023
sue
New Lount NR, area of former sidings
17 June 2023
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015
UK Map
Species profile
- Common names
- Willow Tortrix
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 14/06/2008 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 17/06/2023 (Timms, Sue)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.