49.362 BF1227  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Pammene giganteana – Early Oak Gall Moth – (Peyerimhoff, 1863) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Early Oak Piercer; Pammene inquilana
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Pammene argyrana (Oak Gall Moth)
ID pointers: A fairly distinctive species showing a rather long and narrow forewing, with a horseshoe-shaped whitish blotch on the dorsum. The hind-wings are whitish with a dark border.
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 April 2025 at Glossop )  –  Nationally Scarce B – Records from Harrison & Sterling – Repton Shrubs 1920 & 1928 – At least 15 came to the SKI/FUN Lure at Long Clough & Shawmoor Plantation, near Glossop 3/4/2025. This moth is likely to be well spread and completely under-recorded. Some historical records have been forth coming concerning numerous recorded from Grange Wood (Derbyshire) during 2021-2024 and one in April 2018 to light also from Grange Wood (Derbyshire).
General Comment: None
Flight Period: March /  April /  May –  One early generation March-May Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 14-16mm
Food Plant: Oak and Oak-Apple
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen & Tony Davison
Last Recorded General Area – Glossop

Selected Images:  

Long Clough 3/4/2025 – Christian Heintzen© / Glossop 7/4/2025 Tony Davison©



Distribution Map for Pammene giganteana

Found 7 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pammene giganteana

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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: Pammene giganteana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Pammene giganteana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pammene giganteana
AGR: -52.94%   |   Total % Change: -52.9%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Pammene giganteana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pammene giganteana
( 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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Pammene giganteana – 7 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Allestree, DerbySK33P07/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Kinder Bank WoodSK08N11/04/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Torside CloughSK09T08/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G03/04/202515adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09G03/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Calke Park Calke ExploreSK32L17/03/20249adultvc57_irecords_extract
Calke Park Calke ExploreSK32L17/03/20248adultvc57_irecords_extract

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