Cedestis gysseleniella
Gold Pine Ermel
Gold Pine Ermine
Wingspan 11 to 13 mm.
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Pine woodland.
The adults fly in June and July, when they can be attracted to light.
The larva feeds in spring internally in a needle of pine (Pinus sylvestris), working its way from the base to the tip. It may then feed externally in a slight web.
A widespread but local species occurring over much of England and Scotland. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland in areas where suitable habitat occurs.
Pete Leonard
Sproxton garden
01 July 2021
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- Gold Pine Ermel
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- First record:
- 01/07/2021 (Leonard, Pete)
- Last record:
- 21/06/2023 (Poole, Adam)
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