Grapholita lunulana
Northern Crescent Piercer
Wingspan 11 to 17 mm. The white crescent shape wing marking in distinctive.
Grapholita orobana
Good photograph required. Please retain specimen until identification is confirmed.
In view of the scarcity of this species in VC55 any records should be supported by photographs.
Found in a variety of habitats such as hedgerows, rough pasture and hillsides.
It can be found flying in the sunshine in May and June.
This moth has a mainly northern distribution in Britain, being found also in coastal counties in North Wales. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as Nationally Scarce B.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. The record from Newfields Colliery on 11 Sep 2016 was the first for VC55.
sue
Newfield Colliery
11 May 2019
sue
Normanton le Heath, QEII Diamond Jubilee Wood
16 May 2022
sue
Albert Village Lake
22 May 2022
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Species profile
- Common names
- Northern Crescent Piercer, Northern Crescent
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 11/05/2019 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 18/05/2023 (Harding, Ian)
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sue
Normanton le Heath, QEII Diamond Jubilee Wood
16 May 2022
sue
Albert Village Lake
22 May 2022
sue
Normanton le Heath, QEII Diamond Jubilee Wood
16 May 2022
