Photo © Keith Tailby
Elgin Shoot Moth
Rhyacionia logaea
Checklist Number49.308 [B&F: 1213]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Rhyacionia |
| Species: | logaea |
| Authority: | Durrant, 1911 |
Nationally scarce (Na) in pine woodland in parts of Scotland. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 14-18 mm. Reminiscent of Pseudococcyx posticana but distinguished by the narrower and more attenuate forewings and in the male by the strongly biciliate antennae [Bradley]. Larva feeds within needles and young shoots of Scots Pine and Lodgepole Pine, over-wintering as a pupa.
