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Hedya pruniana
Plum Tortrix (Hübner, 1799)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1082 / 49.157
Photo © Richard Jones,  May 2009

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Marbled Orchard Tortrix
Hedya nubiferana
Buff-tipped Marble
Hedya ochroleucana
Wingspan: 15-18mm
Flight: May - July
Foodplant:   Plum, Blackthorn, Wild Cherry less often on Apple, Pear, Hawthorn and Hazel
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Common.
Resembles Hedya nubiferana but is slightly smaller and the two dark postmedian dots are situated distal to the angle of the median fascia.

Widespread and common in woodlands, hedgerows and gardens throughout Britain and regularly recorded in Norfolk. The larva feeding in the shoots and later, in the leaves of the foodplant.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1983.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
21/08/2023127TG11Horsford
15/08/2023127TG11Horsford
01/08/2023128TF74Titchwell
23/07/2023127TG13Hempstead
17/07/2023128TL99Griston / Northacre
16/07/2023227TG13Hempstead
13/07/2023127TG03Sharrington
13/07/2023227TG13Hempstead
12/07/2023227TG32Honing / Crostwight Common
12/07/2023128TF82East Raynham
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