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Rhyacionia pinicolana
Smooth Pine Shoot Moth (Doubleday, 1849)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1211 / 49.306
Photo © Pete Smith,  6th July 2021 Garden, Dodford, Worcestershire

Similar West Midlands Species
Pine Shoot Moth
Rhyacionia buoliana
Wingspan: 16-23mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Scots pine
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Locally fairly common where foodplant occurs.

Pinus sylvestris with larva feeding April/May, in a shoot and later in a bud, causing resinous exudation.

Recorded in 51 (36%) 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
12/08/2022440SO79 - Bridgnorth
19/07/2022136SO62 - E Ross & Dymock Forest
18/07/2022136SO51 - Doward & Goodrich
17/07/2022140SO57 - Ludlow
17/07/2022137SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
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