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Elgin Shoot Moth Rhyacionia logaea - Distribution map

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49.308 BF1213

Elgin Shoot Moth Rhyacionia logaea

Durrant, 1911

Wingspan c. 16mm.

Restricted to coniferous forests in north-east Scotland, this species was previously thought to be a British subspecies of the continental R. duplana, but is currently considered a separate species.

The larva feeds on the buds and shoots of pine (Pinus) and Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), causing deformation of the foliage.

Adult moths are on the wing in April and May, and fly from mid-afternoon into the night.

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Reference

Bradley, J.D.Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from The British Isles, Second Edition (Revised) (2000)

Bradley, J.D., Tremewan, W.G., Smith, ABritish Tortricoid Moths - Volume 2 (1979)

Emmet, A.M. (Ed.)A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera (1988)

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