49.349 BF 1242  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Grapholita internana - White-underwing Piercer - (Guenée, 1845) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
** Photograph required / Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Dark Gorse Piecer; Cydia internana ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix);Grapholita jungiella (Beautiful Crescent)
Distribution:  (Last record: 15/05/2019 at Wirksworth )  -  Harrison & Sterling last record was Monk Wood June 1983; two DaNES records 4/5/2011 Wirksworth ; 15/5/2019 Shirebrook Valley.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  -  Fly around Gorse bushes during the day Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 30 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-10mm
Food Plant: Gorse
Last Recorded Date: 15/05/2019
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  

no images were found

Scroll to Top