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Adoxophyes orana
Photo © Vince Smith,  Doley Common, VC39, Staffs.

Approx Length (c. 9.5mm) Wingspan (M15-19mm, F18-22mm)
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
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Adoxophyes orana
(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1834)999 / 49.041

Rare, but probably increasing, naturalised introduction.

On a wide range of fruit and other trees and plants with larva feeding on spun leaves in two broods between September and July.

Recorded in 5 (4%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2018.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: M15-19mm, F18-22mm
Flight: Two generations, June and August - October
Foodplant:   Apple, pear, cherries and blackthorn etc.
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
< Lozotaeniodes formosana | Neosphaleroptera nubilana >
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
26/06/20241VC39 - StaffordshireSJ82
11/05/20241VC36 - HerefordshireSO45
23/08/20201VC37 - WorcestershireSO72
23/08/20201VC37 - WorcestershireSO72
20/08/20181VC37 - WorcestershireSO66
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