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Adoxophyes orana
Summer Fruit Tortrix (Fischer von R?slerstamm, 1834)
Tortricidae: Tortricinae
999 / 49.041

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Apple, pear, cherries and blackthorn etc.
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Another adventive species from Europe, first found in Kent in 1950. Now fairly widespread across the southern half of the UK, but rarely seen. A single record from Bucks is so far the only one from our area and that fits with a similar pattern of sightings in counties further east.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2013.
Last Recorded in 2013.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
24/09/2013124SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington
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