49.359 BF1245  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Grapholita janthinana – Hawthorn Piercer – (Duponchel, 1835) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive 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: Pale-bordered Piercer
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Short-winged with a rounded termen. Head and thorax orangey- brown. Forewing brown with a suffused purplish or sometimes pinkish hue. Obvious orange mark in corner of wing tip.
Distribution:  (Last record: 31 July 2024 at Allestree )  –  Current status unknown but probably common where there is Hawthorn. Records from DaNES 2004 and 2012: iRecord 23 records between 2011-2024
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during June – August. Moth Activity: Crepuscular   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison, Paul Buxton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: Hawthorn.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Stephen Plant
Last Recorded General Area – Allestree

Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© / Long Eaton, Derbyshire – Paul Buxton©



Distribution Map for Grapholita janthinana

Found 35 records
    ↳ 9 from After 2025
    ↳ 15 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 11 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.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Grapholita janthinana

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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 janthinana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Grapholita janthinana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Grapholita janthinana
AGR: -2.32%   |   Total % Change: -38.9%


CUSUM Analysis: Grapholita janthinana
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 14 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 8 (August) 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 2004, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2019, 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 janthinana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Grapholita janthinana
( 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 janthinana – 35 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Ingleby Ave, DerbySK33L10/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L18/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P01/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ingleby Ave, DerbySK33L18/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L21/06/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y21/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T19/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N16/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L30/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P31/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
St Chad's WaterSK43K09/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L26/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H08/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U19/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P24/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X27/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N24/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C10/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R20/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R24/06/20203adultvc57_irecords_extract
Breaston LagoonSK43R02/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z23/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y20/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z06/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Waingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E08/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z25/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z27/06/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z27/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X27/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X28/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V29/07/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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