Spotted Shoot Moth Rhyaciona pinivorana

Spotted Shoot Moth Rhyaciona pinivorana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Status .....Common in areas of commercial Pine forestry, with most Nottinghamshire records coming from the Sherwood Forest area, but was recorded from Bestwood in 2014 and there are odd records from the south of the county.
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Photographed at Lound Wood May 2025

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Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter June 2014

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Photographed at Lound Wood May 2008		Photographed at Lound Wood June 2004

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sean Tobin. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Martin Gray (via Facebook post). Martin Gray. Neil Pinder. Jason Reece and Lily Reece.

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Updated January 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Rhyacionia pinivorana