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Tortricidae (Olethreutinae)


Common Marble Celypha lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Celypha lacunana
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae; Checklist: 49.166
  • Cambridge (garden) 9 Jun 2002
  • Length (head to wing cusp): 8mm
  • Often disturbed in daylight. Metallic gold sheen in sunlight.
  • NBN Atlas

Cherry Bark Tortrix Enarmonia formosana (Scopoli, 1763)

Enarmonia formosana
  • Family: Tortricidae (Checklist: 49.200)
  • Gwydir Street: 13 May 2017
  • Locally common in Britain, apart from northern Scotland and western Ireland, the moth flies during June and July.
  • The larvae feed on the bark of fruit and ornamental cherry trees, and the species occurs in gardens, parks and orchards where these occur.
  • NBN Atlas

White Cloaked Shoot Gypsonoma sociana (Haworth, 1811)

Gypsonoma sociana
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae; Checklist: 49.281
  • Cambridge (garden) 22 Jul 2001
  • Length (head to wingtip): 7.5mm
  • The dark diamond at the suture is distinctive
  • Larvae burrow in twigs of poplar or sallow
  • NBN Atlas

Yellow-faced Bell Notocelia cynosbatella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notocelia cynosbatella
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae (Checklist: 49.292)
  • Gwydir Street: 30 May 2016
  • Generally common throughout Britain: flies mainly at night, from May to July, but can easily be disturbed during the day.
  • The larvae feed mainly on a variety of wild and cultivated rose.
  • NBN Atlas

Common Drill Dichrorampha petiverella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dichrorampha petiverella
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae; Checklist: 49.321
  • Cambridge (garden) 1 Aug 2003
  • Length (head to wingtip): 8.5mm
  • Larvae feed on the roots of yarrow and tansy
  • NBN Atlas

Codling Moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cydia pomonella
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae (Checklist: 49.338)
  • Gwydir Street: 10 Jun 2016
  • It is fairly common throughout much of Britain, and because of the larval habits of burrowing into fruits, is often considered a pest species.
  • The caterpillars feed inside the fruits of apple (Malus), quince (Cydonia oblonga), pear (Pyrus) and other wild and cultivated fruit.
  • NBN Atlas

Triple-stripe Piercer Grapholita compositella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Grapholita compositella
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae; Checklist: 49.347
  • Cambridge, Barnwell East LNR TL479582. 29 July 2014.
  • Adults fly by day in short grassy habitats
  • Larvae feed on the stems and leaves of clover
  • NBN Atlas

Regal Piercer Pammene regiana (Zeller, 1849)

Pammene regiana
  • Subfamily: Olethreutinae; Checklist: 49.375
  • Cambridge, Coldhams Common TL472594. 16 June 2014.
  • Larvae feed inside the seeds of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), and pupate in a crevice of the bark.
  • NBN Atlas

Orange-spot Piercer Pammene aurana (Fabricius, 1775)

Pammene aurana
  • Family: Tortricidae (Checklist: 49.379)
  • Bramblefields LNR, Cambridge TL472605: 7 Jun 2022
  • Flying in June and July, the moths can be found in the afternoons on the flowers of the foodplant, hogweed (Heraclium sphondylium).
  • The larvae spin seeds of hogweed together and feed on the seeds inside the spinning.
  • NBN Atlas

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