Wingspan 21 to 30 mm. One of the largest of the British Tortricidae.

The adults fly generally in July.

The larvae feed on the roots of plants such as Coltsfoot.

This is quite a rare species. It was formerly established on the coast of north-east England until around 1910. Since then only scattered records have occurred. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as pRDB 2.

Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).