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Spilonota ocellana
Approx Length (c. 8.5mm) Wingspan (11-17mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Spilonota laricana

(Heinemann, 1863)1205a / 49.225

Locally fairly common in larch plantations.

Larix spp. with larva feeding from August to June mining spun needles in the autumn and buds in the spring.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 43 (31%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 11-17mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Larches, Sitka Spruce
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
Spilonota ocellana | Epinotia sordidana >
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
12/08/20223VC40 - ShropshireSO79
29/07/20221VC39 - StaffordshireSJ82
19/07/20222VC36 - HerefordshireSO55
19/07/20222VC36 - HerefordshireSO74
18/07/20222VC36 - HerefordshireSO25
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