49.156 Hedya nubiferana (Marbled Orchard Tortrix)
ws: 15-21mm; Jun-Jul; hawthorn (Crataegus spp); blackthorn, cherry (Prunus spinosa/avium); common throughout GB
Synonym: Olethreutes variegana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Olethreutes variegana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Hedya nubiferana §1
ID: Similar to H.pruniana. Both species show an angulation around the middle of the distal edge of the median fascia beyond which are two black dots. In H.pruniana these dots are distal to the angulation while in H.nubiferana they are costal to it. H.ochroleucana is also similar but it has the pale distal area of the forewing sandy-ochreous cream rather than white and it lacks any greyish suffusion in this area.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2010
§2 Foulness, Essex; 22/05/2011; female; fw 10.0mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 30/06/2013; male; fw 9.8mm
§4 Romansleigh, Devon; 26/06/2016; female; fw 9.6mm
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016; male; fw 9.2mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 09/06/2017
§7 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 17/06/2020; female; fw 8.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 22/05/2011; female; fw 10.0mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 30/06/2013; male; fw 9.8mm
§4 Romansleigh, Devon; 26/06/2016; female; fw 9.6mm
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016; male; fw 9.2mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 09/06/2017
§7 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 17/06/2020; female; fw 8.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/01/2013 (§1&2) | §3 added 03/11/2013 | §4 added 23/03/2017 | §5 added 29/05/2017 | §6 added 07/04/2018 |
§7 added 24/01/2021
§7 added 24/01/2021
