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Phtheochroa rugosana
Rugged Bryony Beauty (Hübner, 1799)
Tortricidae: Tortricinae
925 / 49.095
Photo © Joe Myers,  On its larval foodplant, White Bryony

Similar Suffolk Species: None
Wingspan: 16-20mm
Flight: May - July
Foodplant:   White Bryony
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Morley’s Final Catalogue: Chelmondiston during July 1902 (Gibbs); Felixstow the next year (EMM. 1904, 80); Aldeburgh in 1892 (Ctw). Larva at Ramsholt in August 1935 (Wir). I have found larvse plentiful wherever sought in the County: Bentley, Ipswich, Hemley, Lackford, 1933-5 (Whit.).

Recent Status: A common species across Suffolk.

Life Style: A single brooded species that can be found from late April till July with a partial second brood flying in November. The larvae feed on the female flowers and berries followed by the stem of Bryonia alba. They hibernate fully fed in a cocoon on the ground in which they pupate.

Identification: An intricately marked and very distinctive species.

Recorded in 30 (52%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1892.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/07/2023126TL77 - Mildenhall
08/07/2023126TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
08/07/2023+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
06/07/2023+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
03/07/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
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