49.358 Grapholita tenebrosana (Deep-brown Piercer)
ws: 12-14mm (BTM), fw: 5.0-6.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; roses (Rosa spp); local throughout GB
Grapholita tenebrosana §1 male
ID: Forewing dark brown, short pale costal strigulae in apical half, weak ocellus with several black streaks. Similar to G.funebrana from which it can be distinguished by colour of the labial palps - whitish in G.tenebrosana, concolorous with forewing in G.funebrana.
§1 Dungeness, Kent; 11/09/2019; male; fw 5.8mm
§2 Callestick, Cornwall; 13/06/2023; male; fw 5.6mm; to RAY lure
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Callestick, Cornwall; 13/06/2023; male; fw 5.6mm; to RAY lure
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 10/07/2019 (§1) | §2 added 18/07/2023
