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Cydia ulicetana
Common Gorse Moth (Haworth, 1811)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1255 / 49.325
Photo © Graham Moates ,  Pensthorpe 12/05/2018

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Wingspan: 12-16mm
Flight: Two Generations. April-June. July-Sept.
(May-July in the north)
Foodplant:   Gorse, Broom, Greenweeds, Bird's-foot Trefoil
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Common.
Commons, heaths, hillsides and moorland and usually occurring in great abundance wherever gorse is found.

Males fly in sunshine.

Recorded in 51 (69%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1927.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
07/05/2025128TL99Great Hockham
05/05/20251028TF91Beetley
30/04/2025+28TF83Syderstone
30/04/2025128TF80Hilborough
29/04/2025128TF74Holme NNR
29/04/202511027TG04Salthouse
28/04/2025128TF62Sandringham
28/04/20255027TG04Cley next the Sea
27/04/2025+27TG33Ridlington
27/04/2025+28TF74Barrow Common
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