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Thaumatotibia leucotreta
(Meyrick, 1913)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1215 / 49.3431
Photo © Patrick Clement,  To MV light, Hall Green, VC37, September 2020, (A. Prior).

Similar West Midlands Species: None
Wingspan: c.15-20mm
Foodplant:   Fruits and seeds.
Nat Status: Adventive
Verification Grade:

Adventive.

Feeds on Citrus, with two records from VC37; a moth was bred from a larva in an orange purchased in Malvern Link, 1995, and a second individual was caught in a light trap at Hall Green in 2020.

Recorded in 2 (1%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1995.
Last Recorded in 2020.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
15/09/2020137SP18 - Birmingham-Hall Green
08/09/1995137SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
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