Endothenia ericetana

Endothenia ericetana is a species of moth, belonging to the family Tortricidae first described by Henry Noel Humphreys and John O. Westwood in 1845.

[1] It is native to the Palearctic including Europe.

The forewings are light fuscous, sometimes obscurely darker-strigulated .

There is an indistinct central fascia not reaching the dorsum, a short transverse tornal streak, and a subapical streak not reaching costa All are darker fuscous or ochreous - brown and obscure.

[3] The species is found in connection with meadows, fields and farmland.The larvae feed in the stems and rootstock of woundwort Stachys and corn-mint Mentha arvensis.

Set specimen Austria