49.299 BF1839 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Pseudococcyx posticana - Dark Pine Shoot Moth

49.299 BF1839 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Pseudococcyx posticana - Dark Pine Shoot Moth - (Zetterstedt, 1839)

Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

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Other Name/s: Dark Pine Shoot; Blastesthia posticana

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Clavigesta sylvestrana( Small Pine Shoot Moth); Rhyacionia pinivorana (Spotted Shoot Moth); Rhyacionia logaea (Elgin Shoot Moth)

Distribution: (Last record: 1933 ) - No records since 1933 (Harrison & Sterling)

Flight Period: May / June / - Becomes active towards the evening during May-June

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - active from dusk into the night

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 12-15mm

Food Plant: Scots Pine

Last Recorded Year: 1933

Last Recorded By - Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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