49.358 Grapholita tenebrosana (Rose 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
§3 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 22/06/2023; male; fw 5.8mm; specimen supplied by Mick Scott
§4 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024; female; fw 6.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Callestick, Cornwall; 13/06/2023; male; fw 5.6mm; to RAY lure
§3 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 22/06/2023; male; fw 5.8mm; specimen supplied by Mick Scott
§4 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024; female; fw 6.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 10/07/2019 (§1) | §2 added 18/07/2023 | §3 added 01/12/2023 | §4 added 06/10/2024
