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Tortricidae (Olethreutinae)

Common Marble Celypha lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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