About Epinotia cruciana (Linnaeus, 1761)
Epinotia cruciana (Linnaeus, 1761) is a moth species with a wingspan of 12–15 mm. It has a distinct characteristic wing pattern: its forewings have a pale brown base colour and dark brown markings that look like a cross, which explains the species’ Latin specific epithet cruciana. Adult moths fly from June to early August. The larvae feed on a variety of sallow and willow species, primarily Salix repens. On Salix repens, larvae spin together the leaves of a terminal shoot and feed inside this structure. This species is distributed across the range extending from Europe through to Japan, and it also occurs in North America.
