Epinotia sordidana

    Brown Alder Bell

    TortricidaeABH 49.228 B&F 1153

    Few records, but potentially under-recorded.  Most records are the result of fieldwork looking for the early stages, and it has never been documented as coming to light.  The hostplant is alder Alnus glutinosa, a streamside and wetland tree, widely if unevenly distributed across the county.

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