49.371 BF1239  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Pammene rhediella - Fruitlet Mining Tortrix - (Clerck, 1759) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       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: Fruitlet-mining Tortrix ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Distribution:  (Last record: 2024 at Long Eaton )  -  Harrison & Sterling recorded across various years, last being Burton-on-Trent 1/6/1981; DaNES two records – Dovedale 16/5/1970; Long Eaton 26/5/1995: iRecord one from Long Eaton 21/4/2024:
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  Flies in May and June in warm afternoon sunshine above its host trees Moth Activity: Cathemeral  - Flies in afternoon sunshine Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 30 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-12mm
Food Plant: Hawthorn, Apple and Pear.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
No First Date Information Recorded

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