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Cydia amplana
Rusty Acorn Piercer (Hübner, 1799)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1262 / 49.343
Photo © Stuart Read,  29/07/2020 - Great Cornard garden

Similar Suffolk Species: None
Wingspan: 16-20mm
Flight: August
Foodplant:   nuts of Oak, Hazel, Beech and Walnut.
Nat Status: Migrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: An immigrant species that established breeding populations in Suffolk during the 2010s.

Life Style: A single brooded species that flies during July, August, September and October and comes to light. The larvae feed inside nuts of Quercus, Jugulans and Castanea.

Identification: A large Cydia species that is easily recognised.

Recorded in 26 (45%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2004.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
16/09/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
11/09/2023125TM13 - Brantham/Holbrook
10/09/2023126TL84 - Sudbury/Glemsford
08/09/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
02/09/2023125TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
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