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Gynnidomorpha luridana
Checklist Number49.104 [B&F: 0931]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Gynnidomorpha |
| Species: | luridana |
| Authority: | (Gregson, 1870) |
Nationally scarce (Na) on dry pastures, farmland and downland in northern and southern counties of England, but absent from much of central England. In Hampshire an uncommon species, found mainly on the chalk around Winchester, with records south to the New Forest and north to Basingstoke. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-13 mm. Larva feeds on Scented Mayweed, Red Bartsia and Eyebright.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
