Tortricidae

49.327 Beautiful Juniper Piercer Cydia interscindana (Möschler, 1866)

Adventive? recent colonist

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 5.5mm

Habitats: In Britain it has been recorded in gardens.

Habits: The moth comes to light. First recorded in Putney, Surrey in 2016, in 2017 at the same garden site, as well as another Surrey site.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain, but probably on garden Junipers.

On the European mainland it feeds on Prickly Juniper, Common Juniper and possibly Thuja.