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Family: Tortricidae   Checklist Number: 49.341

Cydia splendana (Hübner, [1799])

Marbled Piercer

Rare in Scotland with just a single record from South Uist. It was found dead in a light trap and identified by dissection. It overwinters as a cocoon in soil and flies from August to May in woodland, hedgerows and gardens.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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