Appendix A: (Tortricidae / Olethreutinae)
49.3445 [B&F: 1215] False Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) (Meyrick, 1913)

Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in citrus fruit, usually oranges, from Africa. In Hampshire first recorded at light at Southsea on 10 August 1983, with a second at the same site on 11 August 1995; first recorded on the Isle of Wight on 29 September 1989. Wingspan male 15-16 mm, female 19-20 mm. Larva is an important pest of citrus and other fruits, including avocado pear and guava and maize cobs, cotton bolls, castor-oil seeds and tea seeds and It is unlikely that the species can survive outside the tropics and subtropics [Bradley].

Flightime guide

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

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Larval