16.024 BF445  -  Yponomeutidae -  Yponomeutinae - Ocnerostoma friesei - Plain Needle-miner - Svensson, 1966 Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Yponomeutidae
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Other Name/s: Grey Pine Ermine ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Ocnerostoma piniariella
(Ringed Needle-miner)
Distribution:  Uncertain – almost impossible to tell apart from Ocnerostoma piniariella. – Harrison & Sterling list Beeley Moor, Hellbank Plantation 1985 & DaNES list 26/2/1983 (Larvae present amongst pine needles).
Flight Period: March /  April /  May /  August /  November /  -  Sometimes three generations – March-May, August and November. Mine Period: January /  February /  March /  June /  July /  September /  December /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-10mm
Food Plant: Scots Pine
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Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
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