49.332 BF1268 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia coniferana

49.332 BF1268 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia coniferana - Pine Bark Moth

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

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Pine-bark Piercer

ID Difficulty: amber

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Confusion Species: Cydia conicolana

ID pointers: A dark greyish brown forewing, fairly speckled yellowish grey in the outer half with a narrow whitish dorsal blotch, containing a short dark-brown vertical line, curved around the middle, often weakly joined to form a silvery white cross-band to the costa at one third, and another at about two thirds. Several pairs of whitish dashes or streaks along the costa.

Distribution: Only one modern day record from Robin Wood in June 2006 – T.Davison & W.Soar

Flight Period: May / June / July / August / - On the wing during May-August.

Moth Activity: Crepuscular - active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light

*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 10-14mm

Food Plant: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Serbian spruce (Picea omorika).

Last Recorded By - Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW: Robin Wood, Derbyshire – Will Soar©

Cydia coniferana – Will Soar – Robin Wood

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Distribution Map for Cydia coniferana

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Found 3 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Cydia coniferana

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Monthly Counts By Year: Cydia coniferana

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Cydia coniferana – 3 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count
Cydia coniferana	Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote	SK22V	2013	02/08/2013	1
Cydia coniferana	Robin Wood	SK32M	2006	23/06/2006	1
Cydia coniferana	Robin Wood (centre area track), Ticknall	SK32M	2006	23/06/2006	1