Species: Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella)
Family: Tortrix moths (TORTRICIDAE)
Category: Butterflies & Moths
Location: One Sighting
A. Butterflies & Moths
B. Tortrix moths (TORTRICIDAE)
Tortrix moths or 'Leafroller' moths have more than 11,000 member species described. These moths are generally small with wingspans of less than 3 centimetres.
C. Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella)
The Triple-stripe Piercer has a wingspan of no more than 9 millimetres, but is extremely difficult to see when sat on the flowering head of an umbellifer. It has four white stripes on its back, and these create three very clear dark stripes, which give the moth its name. It also has eight short stripes on its forewing edge.
The moth is found in grassy habitats. They fly during the day between May and June - and again in August.
The larvae of this moth feed on Red Clover and White Clover.
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Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella)
The moth is found in grassy habitats. They fly during the day between May and June - and again in August. Its larvae feed on Red Clover and White Clover.
