ABH: 49.369

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  10-12mm

Flight Period:  April

Observations:  Larvae feed under the bark of Hawthorn with a preference for mature trees. Adults do attend light traps, but other non-county records are often of adults beaten from older/established Hawthorn bushes. Latterly it has been discovered that the adults will attend pheromone lures such as FUN, MOL and STR (for Cydia strobilella).

Confusion Species:  ADULTS REQUIRE DISSECTION TO CONFIRM

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  2005, Sharpe