49.307 BF1212  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Rhyacionia pinivorana – Spotted Shoot Moth Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Spotted Shoot
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The forewing is a mottled and variegated reddish-brown and grey blotching, resulting in a mix of banding across the wing.
Distribution:  Common and widely distributed in the county where there are Pinus sp and Larch plantations.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  –  On the wing during May – July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – sometimes seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Food Plant: Pinne & Larch.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©

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Distribution Map for Rhyacionia pinivorana

Found 18 records
    ↳ 4 from After 2025
    ↳ 5 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 9 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 – Rhyacionia pinivorana

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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: Rhyacionia pinivorana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Rhyacionia pinivorana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Rhyacionia pinivorana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Rhyacionia pinivorana
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 17 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2006, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Rhyacionia pinivorana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Rhyacionia pinivorana
( 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 - Rhyacionia pinivorana – 18 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Rhyacionia pinivoranaBuxton SK, UKSK07S202514/06/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaBelperSK34N202520/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202517/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaBelper, DerbyshireSK34N202520/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaNorton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L202426/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202421/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaBelperSK34U202318/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaBuxton SK, UKSK07S202218/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202229/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201701/06/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201005/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rhyacionia pinivoranaFlash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X200616/07/20065Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rhyacionia pinivoranaRobin WoodSK32M200623/06/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaRobin Wood (centre area track), TicknallSK32M200623/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rhyacionia pinivoranaSeventy Acre Woods/Flash Lane, DerbyshireSK26Y200523/06/20051adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaBeeley (Seventy Acre Wood)SK26Y200523/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rhyacionia pinivoranaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200305/09/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rhyacionia pinivoranaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199307/06/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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