Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Photo © Dave Appleton,  22/07/2016 - North Elmham - male (gen det)

Immature stages

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Grapholita molesta
Oriental Fruit Moth
Approx Length (c. 7.5mm) Wingspan (10-15 mm.)
      
      
      
      
    
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Grapholita funebrana
Plum Fruit Moth
(Treitschke, 1835)1247 / 49.357
Norfolk status
Blackthorn hedges and orchards and gardens where plums and damsons are grown.
Known to fruit growers as the plum fruit moth or red plum maggot, this species is a sporadic pest in plum orchards.

Attracted to pheromone lure, with 58 specimens trapped in a garden at Cawston from the 1st May to 22nd Sept. (J. Clifton, 2011).

Lures available from Anglian Lepidopterists Supplies

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 22 (32%) of 69 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2020.
Additional Stats

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Determination
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
21/05/2020727TG30 - Brundall/Cantley
20/09/2019228TF83 - N.Creake/Syderstone
04/08/2019128TF81 - Castle Acre/Litcham
24/07/2019127TG14 - Sheringham
20/07/2019128TF80 - Swaffham
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 10-15 mm.
Flight: June and July
Foodplant:   Sloe and Plum.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
 Immature Adult
Further info: Grapholita funebrana
 
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