Photo © Mike Wall
Spruce Seed Moth
Cydia strobilella
Checklist Number49.335 [B&F: 1254]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | strobilella |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in coniferous woodland and plantations throughout much of Britain. In Hampshire local amongst spruce in both vice-counties and, although not often seen, it may be bred from fallen cones collected in early spring - this was the case for the first county record in 1986, in Ampfield Wood (VC11) and in Feb 2023, 12 were reared from cones collected in Chawton Wood: all other records in our area relate to adults to light. New to the Isle of Wight in May 2016 during a 6-day spell when 22 individuals were reported across all three vice-counties, and therefore almost certainly relating to a dispersal event. Wingspan 10-15 mm. Reminiscent of C. conicolana but differs in having golden yellow irroration on the distal three-quarters of the forewing, a transverse medio-dorsal stria extending to the costa and a weakly marked ocellus [Bradley]. Larva feeds within cones of Norway Spruce.
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 08/05/2016 | five | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 08/05/2016 | five | Stephen Plummer | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 12/05/2016 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolderwood, NF (SU20) | 1984 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Ampfield Wood (SU42) | 25/01/1986 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 15/05/1998 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 06/05/2000 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 10/05/2001 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 30/04/2005 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 03/05/2006 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 15/04/2007 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 07/05/2016 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 08/05/2016 | three | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 08/05/2016 | two | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 08/05/2016 | two | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Pennington (SZ39) | 08/05/2016 | two | Richard Coomber | Adult |
| Southampton (SU31) | 23/04/2019 | - | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 01/07/2021 | one | Richard Coomber | Adult |
| Lee (SU31) | 11/08/2024 | one | Chris Thain | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilbolton (SU33) | 08/05/2016 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Chawton Wood (SU63) | 25/02/2023 | 12 | Tony Davis | Larval |
