Tuesday 18 February 2020

Cydia pomonella in February!

I found this moth flying around my kitchen yesterday evening. I have no idea where it has appeared from, although there are apples and pears in the fruit bowl.


Has anyone else recorded the codling moth adult this early in the year?

Steve Trigg
Cookham
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3 comments:

  1. Dave Wilton18 February 2020 at 14:11

    This rang a bell so I had a quick look back in the archive!
    See: http://upperthamesmoths.blogspot.com/2018/01/first-moth-of-2018.html

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  2. Steve Trigg18 February 2020 at 17:17

    Well remembered Dave! So Adam has seen Cydia pomonella in January.

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  3. Dave Wilton18 February 2020 at 17:31

    It doesn't get us any further forward as to why, Steve, but it is interesting that your example isn't the only one.

    In Bucks we seem to have had five unseasonal sightings like this from around 1,000 records: 24 Feb 1991, 22 Jan 2002, 23 Jan 2002, 22 Jan 2017 and 17 Jan 2018.

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