49.335 BF1254 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia strobilella - Spruce Seed Moth

49.335 BF1254 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia strobilella - Spruce Seed Moth - (Linnaeus, 1758)

Adult Micro: CAT 2 - Confusion Species -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Tortricidae

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Other Name/s: Spruce-seed Moth

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Cydia cosmophorana (Pine Resin Moth); Cydia conicolana (Pine Nut Moth); Cydia pactolana (Scarce Spruce Bark Moth); Pammene ochsenheimeriana
(Dusted Fir Moth):

Distribution: (Last record: 1981 ) - Only one record from Harrison & Sterling – Darley Forest April 1981 – two specimens bred from a large number of cones collected.

Flight Period: May / - Flies in the afternoon around the food plant and comes to light

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

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 10-15mm

Food Plant: Norway Spruce

Last Recorded Year: 1981

Last Recorded By - Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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