Thursday, 09 February 2012

Acleris logiana

Scientific Name: 
Acleris logiana
Scientific Family: 
Tortricidae
Subfamily: 
Tortricinae
Log Book Number: 
1051

Authority

Clerck, 1759

Description

This moth was thought to only inhabit the Birch woods of the Scottish Highlands, it has nnow recently been found on a few occasions in the South of England, but these sightings could be migrants, and the species could well becoming established in the south of the country.

Distribution

of the Scottish Highlands, it has now been found several

Habitat

Birch woods.

Diet

The larvae feed between the leaves of the Birch tree.