About Epinotia trigonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Epinotia trigonella (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as the birch epinotia moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Tortricidae. This species is distributed across most of Europe, stretching east through the eastern Palearctic realm, and it also occurs in North America. The wingspan of adult Epinotia trigonella ranges from 16 to 21 mm. Adult moths are active in flight from August to September each year. The larvae of this moth feed on plants in the Betula genus, and they feed inside folded or spun leaves of their host plant.
