Photo © David G Green
Grapholita internana
Checklist Number49.349 [B&F: 1242]
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: | Grapholita |
| Species: | internana |
| Authority: | (Guenée, 1845) |
Local on heathland and moorland throughout much of Britain, more frequently in the south, and in southern Ireland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight very locally common to abundant amongst gorse, but only recorded for the first time on the Island in 1992. Wingspan 9-10 mm. In both sexes the forewing markings are similar to those of G. pallifrontana, but the black subbasal line in the cilia is interrupted subapically and the general coloration of the wing is lighter than in G. pallifrontana and is irrorate with yellow distally; the male of G. internana is readily distinguished by its white hindwings [Bradley]. Larva feeds within seedpods of Gorse.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Common (SU21) | 17/05/2021 | one | Colin Easton | Adult |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 18/05/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H, M J Sterling | Adult |
| Brook Down (SZ38) | 23/05/2010 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Ningwood Common (SZ38) | 30/05/2010 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 06/05/2011 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Headon Warren & Undercliff (SZ38) | 02/06/2013 | one | Dave Cooke | Adult |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ48) | 02/06/2017 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 18/05/1980 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 07/05/1990 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 07/05/1990 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hale Purlieu (SU11) | 14/05/1994 | - | R J Heckford | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 10/06/1994 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Blackwell (SU40) | 30/04/1997 | - | John Chainey | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 12/05/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hayling (SZ69) | 13/05/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 13/05/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 19/05/1999 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 2001 | one | Jonty Denton | Adult |
| Petersfield Heath Pond (SU72) | 18/05/2004 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Lyndhurst (SU30) | 07/05/2006 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| West Walk (SU61) | 27/04/2007 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Blashford Lakes HIWWT NR (SU10) | 02/06/2007 | one | Robert A Chapman | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 20/05/2010 | 20 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 27/05/2010 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 24/04/2011 | 200 | Steve Keen | Adult |
| Smugglers Lane, NF (SU10) | 27/04/2011 | five | David Hamilton | Adult |
| Hook Links (SU40) | 30/04/2011 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 03/05/2011 | 25 | Mike Baker | Adult |
| Brockenhurst, NF (SU20) | 06/05/2012 | one | Russell B Wynn | Adult |
| Dockens Water, Ringwood (SU11) | 02/06/2012 | one | Chris Lewis | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 29/05/2013 | two | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 01/06/2013 | one | David Wallace | Adult |
| Warsash Common (SU50) | 04/06/2013 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 21/05/2015 | one | J R Langmaid, S M Palmer, J W Phillips, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hincheslea Moor (SU20) | 23/05/2015 | three | Mark Halligan | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 23/05/2015 | one | Mark Halligan | Adult |
| Cadnam Common (SU21) | 01/06/2016 | one | Mike Baker | Adult |
| West Walk (SU61) | 06/05/2019 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheldever (SU54) | 1971 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| West Down, Chilbolton (SU33) | 05/05/1984 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Heath End (SU56) | 26/05/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Heckford, B R Baker, J Robbins | Adult |
| Blackbushe Airfield (SU85) | 22/04/2017 | one | Josie Hewitt | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 08/06/2020 | two | Josie Hewitt | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 16/05/2021 | one | Ben Dale | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 19/05/2021 | five | Ben Dale | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 27/05/2021 | three | Ben Dale | Adult |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 05/05/2022 | one | Ben Dale | Adult |
| Blackbushe Airfield (SU85) | 12/05/2022 | one | Keith B Wills | Adult |