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Larch Tortrix
Zeiraphera griseana
Checklist Number49.257 [B&F: 1166]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Zeiraphera |
| Species: | griseana |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1799]) |
Local in woodland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire very local and scarce in larch woodland, specimens sometimes wandering and turning up at light in unexpected places, but usually there are just two or three records per decade. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 16-22 mm. Distinguished from Z. isertana by its larger size and the farinose coloration of the forewing, head, thorax, patagium and tegula [Bradley]. Larva feeds on European Larch, Scots Pine and Lodgepole Pine, living between needles spun together with silk, over-wintering as an egg.
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
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Down, Sparsholt (SU42) | 11/07/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 30/07/1982 | three | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 01/08/1995 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Bitterne (SU41) | 30/06/1998 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 26/07/2006 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 30/06/2012 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 15/08/2015 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood Forest (SU34) | 02/08/1980 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Wildhern (SU35) | 23/07/1997 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Harewood Forest (SU44) | 28/07/2004 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Alton (SU73) | 24/07/2007 | one | Dave Owen | Adult |
| College Copse, Rotherwick (SU75) | 20/07/2013 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
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