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Rhyacionia buoliana
Pine Shoot Moth ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1210 / 49.305
Photo © Neil Sherman,  Purdis Farm, Ipswich. June 2016

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Smooth Pine Shoot Moth
Rhyacionia pinicolana
Wingspan: 16-24mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Scots Pine, Corsican Pine, Lodgepole Pine
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Morley’s Final Catalogue: Our most frequent kind of the genus on Pinus sylvestris; unrecorded in the south. On pines in Monks Soham garden (Mly); Sutton Heath, 1933-5 (Whit); Orford in July (Gbs); Aldeburgh and Southwold (Ctw); Leiston, Herringfleet. Thetford in 1932, Tuddenham, Brandon.

Recent Status: This is the least common of the Rhyacionia species in Suffolk at present.

Life Style: A single brooded species that flies from May to July. The larvae feed inside terminal shoots of Pinus species, primarily P. sylvestris and also Picea breweriana. They pupate in a cocoon in the larval habitation.

Identification: R. bouliana is the largest species of the genus in Suffolk. It is orange and silver white. There are also silvery purple marks that are somewhat overwhelmed by the bright orange. https://mothdissection.co.uk/species.php?Tx=Rhyacionia_buoliana

Recorded in 25 (43%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1932.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
16/07/2023125TM58Carlton Colville/Kessingland
09/07/2023125TM59Lowestoft
07/07/2023126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
05/07/2023126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
28/06/2023125TM59Lowestoft
26/06/2023125TM13Brantham/Holbrook
24/06/2023126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
21/06/2023125TM59Lowestoft
17/07/2022126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
16/07/2022126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
Further info: Rhyacionia buoliana
 
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