49.382 BF1222  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Strophedra nitidana - Little Oak Piercer - (Fabricius, 1794) 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         day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
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Other Name/s: Little Oak Piercer ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Strophedra weirana (Little Beech Tortrix)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1923 )  -  Only record from Harrison & Sterling – Repton Shrubs – 6/7/1921 & 9/7/1923 – No modern day records
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  Flies on warm sunny afternoons Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 30 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-10mm
Food Plant: Oak
Last Recorded Year: 1923
No First Date Information Recorded

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