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Choreutis nemorana
Fig-leaf Skeletoniser (Hübner, [1799])
Choreutidae: Choreutinae
389a / 48.0071
Photo © Ken Saul,  22/07/2022 - Filby

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Apple Leaf Skeletoniser
Choreutis pariana
Wingspan: 16-20mm
Flight: Double brooded hibernating as adult
Foodplant:   Fig
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Spreading rapidly.

First seen in the UK in 2014 when several larvae and cocoons were spotted on a Fig tree in Hyde Park, London. Since then it has spread to Kent and was recently recorded in Essex and Suffolk.

The larvae feed on Fig trees and cause damage very similar to that of Choreutis pariana the Apple-leaf Skeletonizer. The adult moths emerge in the autumn and hibernate.

New for Norfolk in 2021 when feeding signs were found on Fig trees along the Suffolk coast up to Caister-on-sea, Norfolk.
Larvae were bred out to confirm. (A. Wren, Oct 2021)

New to VC28 at Hunstanton in 2022 (K&J. Fox, 05/09/2022)

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 28 (38%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2021.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
15/12/2024127TG20Norwich (Earlham)
04/11/2024127TG30Claxton
25/10/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
23/10/2024427TG50Great Yarmouth
20/10/2024+28TL98West Harling
09/10/2024+28TF64Hunstanton
07/10/2024527TG04Kelling
07/10/2024427TG41Winterton
07/10/2024328TF74Brancaster Staithe
07/10/2024228TF74Holme
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