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Family: Tortricidae   Checklist Number: 49.245

Epinotia tetraquetrana  (Haworth, 1811)

Birch Borer Tortrix

Few records although reported from Lewis, Harris and South Uist. Can be found in areas with birch (Betula spp.) and alder (Alnus glutinosa). On the wing from April to early July.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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