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Brown Oak Tortrix Archips crataegana  
         
  B&F: 0979

ABH: 49.014

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Gardens, Hedgerows, Woodland

Wingspan:  20-25mm

Flight Period:  June - July

Observations:  Larvae feed within a leaf-roll on a number of deciduous trees and shrubs, including Oak, Elm, Ash, Sallow.

Confusion Species:  A. xylosteana

L.O.N.:  Geddington Chase, 21.vii.1907.

First Record:  1907, Wallis.