Species Details

ABH: 49.335

BF: 1254

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Cydia strobilella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Spruce Seed Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in coniferous woodland and plantations throughout much of Britain Reminiscent of C. conicolana but differs in having golden yellow irroration on the distal three-quarters of the forewing, a transverse medio-dorsal stria extending to the costa and a weakly marked ocellus [Bradley]. Larva feeds within cones of Norway Spruce.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 10 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 18 Apr (2024) — 23 May (2007)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Picea abies (Norway Spruce), Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cydia-strobilella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2007

Latest Year: 2024

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