49.157 Hedya pruniana (Plum Tortrix)
ws: 15-18mm; May-Jul; blackthorn, plum, cherry (Prunus spinosa/domestica/avium); common throughout GB
Synonym: Olethreutes pruniana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Olethreutes pruniana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Hedya pruniana §1
ID: Similar to H.nubiferana. 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 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 14/05/2008
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/06/2010; male; fw 9.0mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/05/2012; male
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; female; fw 7.3mm
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 03/06/2012; male; fw 8.2mm
§6 Romansleigh, Devon; 26/06/2016; male; fw 8.3mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 01/06/2019; female; fw 7.6mm
§8 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; female; fw 6.9mm
§9 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/06/2010; male; fw 9.0mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/05/2012; male
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; female; fw 7.3mm
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 03/06/2012; male; fw 8.2mm
§6 Romansleigh, Devon; 26/06/2016; male; fw 8.3mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 01/06/2019; female; fw 7.6mm
§8 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; female; fw 6.9mm
§9 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/01/2013 (§1-3) | Specimen §4 added 17/01/2013 | §5 added 21/01/2013 | §6 added 22/03/2017 | §7 added 13/02/2020 |
§8 added 21/02/2020 | §9 added 08/12/2022
§8 added 21/02/2020 | §9 added 08/12/2022
