Tortricidae : Tortricinae
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Photo © Jim Wheeler,  Kings Lynn, 1890, E.A. Atmore - W.G. Whittingham collection - Norwich Castle Museum. (displayed with the kind permission of Tony Irwin, Norwich Castle Museum)

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Aphelia viburnana
Bilberry Tortrix
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Cyclamen Tortrix
Archips betulana
Norfolk Bog Tortrix
Approx Length (c. 12mm) Wingspan (18-24 mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Choristoneura lafauryana
Norfolk Myrtle Tortrix

(Ragonot, 1875)984 / 49.019
=Sweet-gale Tortrix

Norfolk status
Extinct.
In the British Isles known only from Norfolk on boggy heaths near King’s Lynn. (Dersingham bog NNR)
The first two specimens were taken in July, 1880 and the species occurred commonly up to about 1900.
Not noted since 1962.

See also: Archips betulana

Verification Grade Comment: Considered Extinct

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1880.
Last Recorded in 1962.
Additional Stats

Choristoneura hebenstreitella  |  Argyrotaenia ljungiana >

Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
24/07/1962128TF62Sandringham
1891328TF62King's Lynn/Dersingham
1890128TF62King's Lynn/Dersingham
July 1880228TF62King's Lynn/Dersingham
1880+28TF62King's Lynn/Dersingham
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Wingspan: 18-24 mm
Flight: July - Aug
Foodplant:   Bog Myrtle (Sweet Gale)
Nat Status: Extinct
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
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