Pammene argyrana
Black-bordered Piercer
Wingspan 10 to 13 mm.
Gen det may be required, or good photographs of the moth and the hindwing.
A species of oak woodland.
A relatively early spring species, the moth is at large during April and May.
The larva lives in a gall, often that of another hymenopterous insect, feeding internally.
Locally distributed over most of the British Isles. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
Only occasionally recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland, but with pheromone lures becoming popular there may be an increase in records of this species.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
14 April 2022
confirmed by gen det
sue
Warren Hill, along wall on SE side
26 May 2023
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
10 May 2023
male - Confirmed by gen det
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
10 May 2023
male - Confirmed by gen det
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Species profile
- Common names
- Black-bordered Piercer
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 14/04/2022 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 26/05/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
14 April 2022
confirmed by gen det
sue
Warren Hill, along wall on SE side
26 May 2023
sue
Warren Hill, along wall on SE side
26 May 2023
