49.3541 BF1248  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Grapholita molesta - Oriental Fruit Moth - (Busck, 1916) 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    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
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Other Name/s: Cydia molesta ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Grapholita funebrana (Plum Fruit Moth)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1983 )  -  An adventive – Only one record from Harrison & Sterling Chesterfield 1983 one bred from larva out of a Peach.
Flight Period: March /  April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  -  Can have two or three generations between March – September Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 25 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Food Plant: Peach and other Prunus species
Last Recorded Year: 1983
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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