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Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Pine Shoot
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  pinicolana.
ID pointers: Ground colour a creamy sandy-white, covered with bright orange blotches and patches and cross-lines. Patterning can be variable. Hindwing is dark grey. Can be confused with pinicolana.
Distribution:  Common and widely distributed in the county where there are Pinus sp.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during June – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  – attracted to light, though they are sluggish if disturbed in the daytime. Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 16-24mm
Food Plant: Pine.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Rhyacionia buoliana

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Found 12 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 10 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Rhyacionia buoliana

Monthly Counts By Year: Rhyacionia buoliana

Recordings By Year: Rhyacionia buoliana

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Rhyacionia buoliana
AGR: -0.97%   |   Total % Change: -20.8%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Rhyacionia buoliana

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Rhyacionia buoliana

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 - Rhyacionia buoliana – 12 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Rhyacionia buolianaAllestree, DerbySK33P202518/06/20251adult
Rhyacionia buolianaAllestree, DerbySK33P202522/06/20251adult
Rhyacionia buolianaLang Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33R201319/07/20131Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201319/07/20131adult
Rhyacionia buolianaLancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S201312/07/20131Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaBilberry Wood, AmbergateSK35L201202/08/20123Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200703/08/20071Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X200703/08/20071adult
Rhyacionia buolianaFlash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X200616/07/20062Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200405/08/20041Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200306/08/20031Adult
Rhyacionia buolianaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200306/08/20031Adult

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