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Cryptoblabes gnidiella

Checklist Number
62.0071 [B&F: 1434]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Cryptoblabes
Species:gnidiella
Authority:(Millière, 1867)

Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in oranges and pomegranates from southern Europe and usually discovered as larvae in fruit purchased from supermarkets, although occasionally adults are taken at light. In Hampshire the best chance of finding this species appears to be in pomegranates from a supermarket in Winchester, but equally likely to turn up almost anywhere. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-20 mm. Another casual in supermarket fruit, Euzophera bigella, has cross-lines not as far apart and much more strongly developed towards dorsum, and first line nearer to middle of wing [Goater]. Larva feeds on fruit trees, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas; no evidence of breeding in the UK.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

No Adult records to show.

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Winchester (SU43)20/10/1982oneD H SterlingLarval
Lymington (SZ39)09/01/1993oneTony PicklesLarval
Chandlers Ford (SU42)06/11/2003oneBrian ElliottAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Winchester (SU42)1990twoR J B HoareLarval
Winchester (SU42)1995oneBarry GoaterLarval
Winnall (SU43)23/09/2005oneDavid G GreenPupal