49.157 .... B&F 1082
Plum Tortrix Hedya pruniana (Hübner, 1799)
Status .....Most common in the northern-half of Nottinghamshire, but difficult to distinguish from Hedya nubiferana (Marbled Orchard Tortrix) which is a slightly larger moth.
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Photographed at Wellow Park July 2021
 
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Photographed at Lound Wood June 2015
 
 
Early stages                            
Half-grown larva on Blackthorn Prunus spinosa, photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top April 2024
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Hedya pruniana
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Sean Tobin. Tim Sexton. Phil Cadman. Martin Gray. Steven Chick. NBGRC. Tom Shields.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024
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