49.357 BF1247  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Grapholita funebrana – Plum Fruit Moth – (Treitschke, 1835) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Grapholita tenebrosana
ID pointers: This species can easily be confused with Grapholita tenebrosana, especially as that species is also attracted to lures designed for G. funebrana, both species sometimes being found together in a trap. They can be separated by the colour of the palps; dull greyish brown in G. funebrana, greyish white on G. tenebrosana. The genitalia of the males are distinct. Forewing has a rather rounded apex and termen. Blackish brown suffused with greyish scales, forming a greyish dorsal blotch that is indistinct.
Distribution:  (First record: 21 July 2020 at Kings Newton )  –  (Last record: 20 July 2024 at Cromford )  –  Uncertain.
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  On the wing during June – July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 27 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-15mm
Food Plant: Sloe, Plum and Cherry.
Last Recorded Year: 2020
First Recorded Year: 2020
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar ©  – 21/07/2020

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Distribution Map for Grapholita funebrana

Found 7 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 6 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Grapholita funebrana

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Grapholita funebrana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Grapholita funebrana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Grapholita funebrana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Grapholita funebrana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Grapholita funebrana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Grapholita funebrana
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 22 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2023, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Grapholita funebrana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Grapholita funebrana
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Grapholita funebrana – 7 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Grapholita funebranaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202501/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grapholita funebranaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202420/07/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grapholita funebranaHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202428/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grapholita funebranaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202425/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grapholita funebranaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202426/06/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grapholita funebranaHathersageSK28F202310/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grapholita funebranaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202021/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract

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