Hainault Forest
TORTRICIDAE
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
TQ4792 19/06/2019 ©Raymond Small

White-backed Tortrix

Hedya salicella


This micro-moth occurs on banks near inland water where Willow trees grow. Its caterpillars nourish themselves in spun leaves of sallow and poplar. Previously known as the White-backed Marble.

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