Cinquefoil tortrix

Philedone gerningana

''Philedone'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, ''Philedone gerningana'', the cinquefoil tortrix or cinquefoil twist, which is found in most of Europe and the Near East, east to eastern Russia. The habitat consists of heathlands.

The larvae feed on ''Lotus'', ''Plantago'', ''Scabiosa'', ''Peucedanum'', ''Potentilla'' and ''Vaccinium'' species, as well as ''Populus tremula'' and ''Abies alba''. They feed from within spun leaves or flowers.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusPhiledone
SpeciesP. gerningana
Photographed in
Netherlands