49.378 BF1238  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Pammene ochsenheimeriana - Dusted Fir Moth - (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) 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
** Photograph required / Identification write up required. **
Other Name/s: Black-patch Piercer ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cydia pactolana (Scarce Spruce Bark Moth); Cydia strobilella (Spruce Seed Moth); Cydia conicolana (Pine Nut Moth)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1922 )  -  Harrison & Sterling show only two records from Repton Shrubs – 8/6/1917 & 15/6/1922. No modern day records.
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  Adults fly in the afternoon Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 30 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-11mm
Food Plant: Giant Fir, Scots Pine and Norway Spruce.
Last Recorded Year: 1922
No First Date Information Recorded

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