Species Details

ABH: 16.023

BF: 444

Family: Yponomeutidae

Subfamily: Yponomeutinae

Taxon: Ocnerostoma piniariella

Authority: Zeller, 1847

Vernacular: Ringed Needle-miner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in pine woodland throughout much of England and Scotland A small and nondescript pale grey moth, very similar to O. friesei, from which separable only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines needles of Scots Pine, living between needles spun together with silk.

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: 8 — 10 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 6 Jun (2011) — 13 Jul (2010)

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

Foodplant: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine).

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

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/ocnerostoma-piniariella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 6

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2007

Latest Year: 2011

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