Photo © Mike Wall
Cydia coniferana
Checklist Number49.332 [B&F: 1268]
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: | Cydia |
| Species: | coniferana |
| Authority: | (Saxesen, 1840) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in pine woodland in parts of Britain and southern Ireland, where the larva feeds within damaged bark of Scots Pine. In Hampshire widespread in the New Forest and north-eastern heaths, perhaps under-recorded in recent years as there are very few recent records. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10-14 mm.
Differs from C. conicolana by the presence of a distinct medio-dorsal blotch on the forewing and the better defined black dashes in the ocellus. Similar to C.cognatana (which is confined to Scottish Highlands) from which it cannot be reliably distinguished on external features. C. cosmophorana has solid white marks whereas the white markings of C. coniferana are each more or less divided by a brown line.
Differs from C. conicolana by the presence of a distinct medio-dorsal blotch on the forewing and the better defined black dashes in the ocellus. Similar to C.cognatana (which is confined to Scottish Highlands) from which it cannot be reliably distinguished on external features. C. cosmophorana has solid white marks whereas the white markings of C. coniferana are each more or less divided by a brown line.
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanklin Upper Chine (SZ58) | 14/07/2015 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 13/07/2017 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
| Shanklin Upper Chine (SZ58) | 05/07/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin Upper Chine (SZ58) | 03/08/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 20/07/2019 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchplace Inclosure, Ashurst (SU30) | 1980 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Churchplace Inclosure, Ashurst (SU30) | 1980 | - | Anon | - |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 12/05/2005 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Pupal |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 18/07/2006 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 31/07/2009 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 05/06/2010 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 17/07/2016 | one | David Evans | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 26/06/2010 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Alton (SU74) | 17/08/2020 | one | Emily Figgins | Adult |
| Great Haughurst Copse, Axmansford (SU56) | 08/07/2021 | one | Andy Bolton & Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Axmansford (SU56) | 08/07/2021 | one | Andy Bolton & Graham Dennis | Adult |
VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 26/06/2010 | two | Graham Dennis | Adult |
