Photo © Mike Wall
Pine Bud Moth
Pseudococcyx turionella
Checklist Number49.300 [B&F: 1209]
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: | Pseudococcyx |
| Species: | turionella |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in pine woodland throughout much of southern England and Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight whilst concentrated in the New Forest, this species has turned up in Scots Pine woodland in other scattered locales. Wingspan 14-21 mm. Reminiscent of Clavigesta purdeyi in general appearance but readily distinguished by its much larger size, the ochreous-orange labial palpi and head and the white, infuscate hindwings [Bradley]. Larva feeds on buds of Scots Pine and Lodgepole Pine, causing some damage by selecting the central bud of a shoot, thereby aborting it.
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)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totland (SZ38) | 25/05/1991 | - | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southsea (SZ69) | 10/06/1975 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 31/05/1978 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Stoney Cross, NF (SU21) | 30/03/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Larval |
| Fareham (SU50) | 14/05/1998 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Sopley Common (SZ19) | 12/05/2000 | - | Phil Sterling | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 30/08/2007 | one | Tim Walker | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 23/04/2011 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Brockenhurst, NF (SU20) | 25/04/2011 | one | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Curdridge (SU51) | 22/07/2013 | one | Robert A Chapman | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 25/08/2014 | one | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 30/08/2014 | four | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 31/08/2014 | four | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 01/09/2014 | one | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 05/09/2014 | two | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 07/09/2014 | one | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 16/09/2014 | one | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 17/09/2014 | one | Mary Macmillan | Adult |
| Itchen Valley CP (SU41) | 30/05/2016 | - | Mark D Hampton | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selborne (SU73) | 1993 | - | Alasdair Aston | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 14/05/1994 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 18/05/1994 | two | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 11/05/2004 | one | Rob Edmunds | Adult |
| Cove (SU85) | 02/05/2009 | one | Richard Eagling | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 10/05/2009 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU64) | 22/05/2010 | two | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU65) | 23/04/2011 | one | Mike Wall | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU54) | 24/05/2012 | one | Glyn Henwood | Adult |
| Warren Hill, Liss Forest (SU72) | 08/05/2020 | one | Richard J Moore | Adult |
| Whitehill (SU73) | 22/05/2023 | one | Andy Stocker | Adult |
| Whitehill, Bordon (SU73) | 07/05/2024 | one | Andy Stocker | Adult |
| Whitehill, Bordon (SU73) | 09/05/2024 | one | Andy Stocker | Adult |
