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Cydia servillana
Sallow Gall Moth (Duponchel, 1836)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1256 / 49.339
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Ex larva.

Similar West Midlands Species: None
Wingspan: 11-15mm
Flight: May - June
Foodplant:   Goat willow, grey willow
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Rare resident.

Salix caprea, S. cinerea with larva feeding from August to April in a slender fusiform gall in a shoot.

Recorded in 13 (9%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1853.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
18/05/2023137SO95 - Upton Snodsbury
25/05/2019239SJ90 - Fordhouses/Wolverhampton
10/04/2019437SO86 - Droitwich Spa
07/07/2017136SO46 - Richards Castle & Wigmore
04/02/1999336SO62 - E Ross & Dymock Forest
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