49.332 BF1268 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Cydia coniferana
49.332 BF1268  – Pine Bark Moth  – Cydia coniferana  – (Saxesen, 1840)
Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – confusion with leaf mines      
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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Pine-bark Piercer
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cydia conicolana
ID pointers: A dark greyish brown forewing, fairly speckled yellowish grey in the outer half with a narrow whitish dorsal blotch, containing a short dark-brown vertical line, curved around the middle, often weakly joined to form a silvery white cross-band to the costa at one third, and another at about two thirds. Several pairs of whitish dashes or streaks along the costa.
Distribution:  Only one modern day record from Robin Wood in June 2006 – T.Davison & W.Soar
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August –  On the wing during May-August. Moth Activity: Crepuscular   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-14mm
Food Plant: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Serbian spruce (Picea omorika).
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

Selected Images:  Robin Wood, Derbyshire – Will Soar©



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2006 - 2013)
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Distribution Map for Cydia coniferana

Found 3 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cydia coniferana

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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: Cydia coniferana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Cydia coniferana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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Recordings By Year: Cydia coniferana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Cydia coniferana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cydia coniferana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cydia coniferana

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 - Cydia coniferana – 3 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V02/08/20131AdultDave Budworthvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COUWI
Robin WoodSK32M23/06/20061adultDavison, Tonyvc57_irecords_extractiBRC33526939
Robin Wood (centre area track), TicknallSK32M23/06/20061AdultDave Budworth;W. Soarvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001CP30O

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