Epinotia signatana

Description

"Steganoptycha signatana" redirects here. As incorrectly used by Walsingham, this name refers to Crocidosema plebejana. Epinotia signatana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from England and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Sea, to eastern Russia, China (Jilin, Shaanxi), Korea, Burma and Japan. The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Prunus padus. It has also been recorded from Prunus cerasus, Crataegus and Malus sylvestris. Larvae feed in a folded leaf or a spun shoot of the host plant.