49.354 BF1251 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Grapholita jungiella

49.354 BF1251 – Beautiful Crescent – Grapholita jungiella – (Clerk, 1759)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –

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– Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae >> Olethreutinae

Other Name/s: Cydia jungiella, Vetch Piercer

ID Difficulty: green

– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Forewing can be yellowish-brown, greyish-brown or dark-brown with a white or cream semicircular cross-band forming a horseshoe mark on the closed wing.

Distribution: Widely distributed across the county, where there is good growth of Vetches. Locally common.

General Comment: None

Flight Period: April / May / June / July / August – On the wing during April – May & June – August.

Moth Activity: Diurnal Crepuscular – fly during the daya and at dusk and dawn

*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 10-13mm

Food Plant: Vetches.

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Selected Images: Curbar, Derbyshire – Jane & Phil Lester©

Grapholita jungiella – Jane u0026 Phil Lester

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Distribution Map for Grapholita jungiella

Found 62 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 30 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 32 from Before 2020

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Grapholita jungiella

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Monthly Counts By Year: Grapholita jungiella

( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )

First/Last Recorded Dates: Grapholita jungiella

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Recordings By Year: Grapholita jungiella

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Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Grapholita jungiella

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Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Grapholita jungiella

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 2020-2026.