Status
Rare.
Creamy markings on chocolate-brown wings and a yellowish-orange head tuft.
Larvar feeds on seeds of young fruit. After hibernation in March or April the larvae enters a bud and continues feeding. (Re English name)
similar to Incurvaria praelatella but that species is smaller with costal and tornal spots usually alternate not opposite each other. Lampronia capitella and I praelatella both have similar orange/yellow head. Note the similar but smaller L. luzella has a dark head.
New UK BAP priority species.  | Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required. | |
Recorded in 11 (15%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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