Archips xylosteana

Archips xylosteana, the variegated golden tortrix or brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. This Palearctic moth is widespread in most of Europe, in parts of Asia including China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Siberia and Turkey, and in northern Africa in Algeria. It inhabits woodland and scrub in hilly and mountainous areas. A medium sized to large moth, it has a wingspan of 14 to 23 millimetres, the females usually being slightly larger than the males, and the forewings range from yellow brown or ochre to pinkish brown, mottled with dark reddish brown markings. The adults fly from June to August in one generation and rest by day in the foliage of trees and shrubs. The polyphagous caterpillars grow inside a rolled leaf, feeding mainly on oak, elm, linden, hazel, maples and ash, and the moths overwinter on tree trunks and thick boughs.