49.300 BF1209  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Pseudococcyx turionella – Pine Bud Moth – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Clavigesta purdeyi
ID pointers: Forewing a mottled covering of silver-grey and brown-orange markings, more heavily marked orange-brown near leading third of forewing. 
Distribution:  (First record: 16 May 2021 at Belper )  –  (Last record: 16 May 2021 at Belper )  –  Nationally locally scarce in NW England and Scotland. Most frequent in East Anglia and SE of England. One of several species that feed on coniferous trees. Not listed in the 1988 Micro Moths book by Harrison & Sterling. One attracted to mv on 16th May 2021 at Belper appears to be the first VC57 record.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  On the wing during May & June. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 8 September 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 14-21mm
Food Plant: Coniferous trees particularly Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Last Recorded Year: 2021
First Recorded Year: 2021
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©

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Distribution Map for Pseudococcyx turionella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pseudococcyx turionella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Pseudococcyx turionella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Pseudococcyx turionella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Pseudococcyx turionella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Pseudococcyx turionella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pseudococcyx turionella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Pseudococcyx turionella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Pseudococcyx turionella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Pseudococcyx turionella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pseudococcyx turionella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Pseudococcyx turionella – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Pseudococcyx turionellaBelperSK34U202116/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract

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