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Rhyacionia buoliana
Pine Shoot Moth ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1210 / 49.305
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Ex larva on scots pine.

Similar West Midlands Species
Smooth Pine Shoot Moth
Rhyacionia pinicolana
Wingspan: 16-24mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Scots Pine, Corsican Pine, Lodgepole Pine
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Locally fairly common on pines.

Various pines especially Pinus sylvestris with larva feeding from September to June in a developing bud of a young tree, usually the central bud of a terminal shoot, aborting it and causing and exudation of resin, leading to deformation of the young tree.

Recorded in 38 (27%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
18/07/2022139SJ90 - Fordhouses/Wolverhampton
18/07/2022139SJ93 - Downs Banks/Stone
17/06/2022140SJ51 - Shrewsbury/Haughmond Hill
20/08/2021137SO87 - Kidderminster
19/07/2021137SO87 - Kidderminster
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