Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Photo © Jim Wheeler,  Foulden Common, 24/05/12 100+ on Gorse (white example f. asseclana)

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Cydia ulicetana
Grey Gorse Piercer
(Haworth, 1811)1255 / 49.325
=Cydia succedana
Norfolk status
Commons, heaths, hillsides and moorland and usually occurring in great abundance wherever gorse is found.. Males fly in sunshine.

Recorded in 46 (67%) of 69 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1927.
Last Recorded in 2019.
Additional Stats

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Determination
Cydia ulicetana Cromer, Ken Durrant Slide 1412 (J Clifton)
Cydia ulicetana (f), Scolt Head, Slide 1530 (J Clifton)
Cydia ulicetana, Scolt Head 2013(J Clifton)
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
29/08/20191027TG14 - Sheringham
27/08/2019128TF63 - Snettisham/Dersingham
26/08/20195027TG03 - Holt/Swanton Novers
07/08/2019127TG14 - Sheringham
05/08/2019127TG04 - Blakeney/Cley
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Flight: Two Generations. April-June. July-Sept.
(May-July in the north)
Foodplant:   Gorse, Broom, Greenweeds, Bird's-foot Trefoil
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
 Immature Adult
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