49.334 BF1267  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Cydia cosmophorana - Pine Resin Moth - (Treitschke, 1835) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
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Other Name/s: Scarce Pine Piercer ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cydia coniferana
(Pine Bark Moth); Cydia pactolana
(Scarce Spruce Bark Moth);Cydia conicolana
(Pine Nut Moth);Cydia strobilella
(Spruce Seed Moth)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1933 )  -  Only one record from Harrison & Sterling 3/6/1933 Matlock Moor.A voucher specimen is in the Hayward Collection in Derby Museum.
Flight Period: May /  June /  August /  -  Sometimes a second brood in August. Flies during the day in sunshine Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 30 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-14mm
Food Plant: Scots Pine and Juniper
Last Recorded Year: 1933
No First Date Information Recorded

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