
Variegated golden tortrix, Heeswijk, Netherlands
Pretty small moth found low in the grass in a pine forest in the south of the Netherlands. This species rests by day and becomes active at dusk. In dutch we call this species "Flamed leaf roller", referring to the caterpillars that grow protected in a rolled leaf.

''Archips xylosteana'', the variegated golden tortrix or brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 13, 2018. Captured May 27, 2018 15:10.
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