Photo © Ben Dale

Cydia inquinatana

Checklist Number
49.344 [B&F: 1263]

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

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Cydia
Species:inquinatana
Authority:(Hübner, [1799])

Formerly regarded as a very rare immigrant from mainland Europe, this species has been recorded in increasing numbers since the first authenticated British record was made at Minsmere, Suffolk, in 2009 with two further reports from the same county in Bawdsey, June 2010. It has established a breeding population in East Anglia and appears to be spreading. Discovered in north Hampshire in 2020 for the first time. Wingspan 12-16 mm. Larva feeds within fruit of Norway Maple, Field Maple and Sycamore.

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)

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No Larval records to show.

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Blackwater (SU85)11/06/2020oneBen DaleAdult
Blackwater (SU85)24/06/2021oneBen DaleAdult
Blackwater (SU85)27/06/2023oneBen DaleAdult
Blackwater (SU85)07/07/2023threeBen DaleAdult