Zeiraphera rufimitrana
Checklist Number49.258 [B&F: 1164]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Zeiraphera |
| Species: | rufimitrana |
| Authority: | (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) |
Nationally scarce (Na) in pine woodland in parts of southern England, rare elsewhere. In Hampshire there has been no record since the 1930s, although one was found on the Isle of Wight at Shanklin in August 1984. Wingspan 12-16 mm. Differs from Z. ratzeburgiana by the smaller, obtusely angled basal patch of the forewing, the fasciate band of ground colour between the basal patch and median fascia which in Z. ratzeburgiana is constricted medially, and by its darker hindwing [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Scots 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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 21/08/1984 | one | Jim M Cheverton | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke (SU54) | 24/07/2014 | one | Glyn Henwood | Adult |