Small World Discoveries
by Tony Enticknap - tickspics
Taking a close look at insects and other small species that can be found in and around East Dorset and the New Forest ...
Red Piercer
Lathronympha strigana
LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricoidea
Tortricidae (Tortricid Leafroller Moths) > Olethreutinae > Grapholitini
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Checklist ref.              49.345
Designation:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 'micro-moth'
Status:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â locally common in the south, becoming scarcer further north
Typical habitat:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â open woodland
Larval foodplant:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â in spun shoots of St.John's-wort and Bird's-foot Trefoil
Flight behaviour:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â flies at dawn and again at dusk
Flight season:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â May - September
Garston Wood, Cranborne Chase, East Dorset | May 22
