Moth name search:
UKMoths: your guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Male
View larger image
Rose Tortrix  Archips rosana (Male)

Ripon, N.Yorks

(Photo © )

More images

Male
Show Map

981 Rose Tortrix Archips rosana

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Wingspan 15-24 mm.

Showing marked sexual dimorphism, the males of this species are smaller and more brightly marked than the females.

The adults are on the wing from dusk onwards between July and September and are attracted to light.

It is quite common throughout Britain, the larvae feeding in rolled leaves of various fruit trees such as raspberry, as well as cultivated rose.