Tortricodes alternella

Tortricodes alternella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Tortricodes alternella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Tortricodes
Species:	T. alternella
Binomial name
Tortricodes alternella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Tinea alternella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Tortrix alstroemeriana Werneburg, 1864 Sciaphila alternana Guenée, 1845 Tortrix hyemana Hübner, [1818-1819] Lemmatophila hyemella Treitschke, 1835 Diurnea nubilea Haworth, [1811] Diurnea tortricea Haworth, [1811] Tinea tortricella Hübner, [1796-1799] Tortricodes tortricella Hübner, 1796 Tortricodes violella Razowski, 1956 Tortricodes violellus

Larva

The wingspan is 19–23 mm. It slim moth, the forewings are quite narrow, grey or brown with a darker cross-band, occasionally the entire outer part is darker. The hindwings are pale brown with darker veins. It is similar to the male of Exapate congelatella, but flies in the spring, not in autumn.

Adults are on wing from February and April.

The larvae feed on various trees and bushes, including Quercus and Carpinus species. They spin together the leaves of their host plant and feed within.

Taxonomy

Tortricodes violella is treated as a valid species by some authors.