Species Details

ABH: 49.157

BF: 1082

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Hedya pruniana

Authority: (Hübner, [1799])

Vernacular: Plum Tortrix

Account: Common in woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout much of the British Isles Similar to H. nubiferana but generally smaller, H. pruniana may be distinguished by the two blackish postmedian dots being situated distad of the medial angulation of the median fascia; in H. nubiferana these are situated costad of the projection [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Blackthorn, Plum and Wild Cherry.

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: 15 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 May (2007) — 20 Jul (2023)

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

Foodplant: Corylus sp., Prunus sp., Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn), Rosaceae.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/hedya-pruniana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 127

Individuals: 43

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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