Species Details

ABH: 9.001

BF: 133

Family: Prodoxidae

Subfamily: Lamproniinae

Taxon: Lampronia capitella

Authority: (Clerck, 1759)

Vernacular: Currant Shoot Borer

Account: Rare in woodland in England and Wales, except in the north, although there are records from Scotland Larva feeds within fruit of currant sp. ( Ribes).

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 14 — 17 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 21 May (2001) — 21 May (2001)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Ribes rubrum (Red Currant), Ribes sp., Ribes uva-crispa (Gooseberry).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: pRDB3

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/lampronia-capitella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2001

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