The larvae of Timothy Tortrix feed on a range of plants and are relatively easy to find right now as the feeding signs can be quite obvious; the larva is also distinctive. I find this species most often on Ribwort Plantain (
Plantago lanceolata), growing on waste ground in various locations.
![Timothy Tortrix - larva on Plantago](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uFPpkAwK2ZbmnD1PcAnVqnEGGP9Rg3MRlS0lVL7MXzpPaYl43KWiPNkWgbt52xUEjFAq1-0EPLugT03vHFjIXQdY_BLDOBHE83hQ0iY4TF7vj-sXNSH_PefCg1TDoBFw=s0-d)
Larva in leaf fold of Ribwort Plantain
![Timothy Tortrix - feeding signs, Plantago](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uKYkbR_WYQmbf9K2nq7_mYvEO1QtTGJfIec-zY9YG0Ryl8tSCCunnvz1m_wl0GrR0vTRmeScQoPS55pJzWClaFhS5apt2NCw5uO_qwAx1W6-cCH0nkLeupxdXW_B32jA=s0-d)
Feeding signs
![Timothy Tortrix - feeding signs, Plantago (2)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sLP8BFgdJytUSCUQAPwTW2CArZLbzCuDfTL5PWwCpMWxUh8i0eFL8sPAT_CTYQz1VeU1IVfjT8mGk1-s5CfJ3MJkafP7xnufBU9AOLTgmX4HV2Mz3dllBXH1E_dnt4yQ=s0-d)
Feeding signs, again
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