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Grapholita funebrana Plum Fruit Moth

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30 records (35+ individuals)
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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
14 Sep 2024 Hassall SJ7657 Larval 1 from inside damson fruit, photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
18 Jul 2024 Swanscoe Lane, Higher Hurdsfield SJ934753 Adult 1 Genitalia checked. 2 x Robinson MV Trap (125W)
2024 Church Way, Wybunbury SJ694497 Larval 1 a few in Victoria Plums from our garden, ex post on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
24 Jul 2023 Higher Hurdsfield SJ9375 Adult 1 Genitalia checked. off blackthorn
19 Jul 2023 Knolls Green SJ8079 Adult 2 Genitalia checked. One from a beech hedge below a prunus, one from a blackthorn hedge
14 Jun 2023 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 to FUN lure between 21:30-19:30 hours on 15/6/2023
07 Jul 2022 Linley Lane, Alsager SJ819545 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
17 Jun 2022 Badger Bait, Little Neston SJ297768 Adult 1 FUN lure
13 Jun 2022 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 to FUN lure between 18:15-19:10 hours, genitalia checked. lure left out overnight but no further moths caught. photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook group
19 Aug 2021 Randle Bennett Close, Elworth SJ741611 Larval 1 Confirmed on Cheshire Moth Group forum. Pink larva in every ripe plum picked from small plum tree.
22 Jul 2021 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 Genitalia checked. 2 x Robinson MV Traps (125W)
14 Jul 2021 Shannon Close, Willaston, Nantwich SJ676525 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
23 Jun 2020 Kent Close, Bromborough SJ339815 Adult 3 Genitalia examined
28 May 2020 Kent Close, Bromborough SJ339815 Adult 1 Genitalia examined. Confirmed on Cheshire Moth forum.
18 Jul 2019 Meadowside, Burwardsley SJ518566 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
16 Jul 2019 Nether Alderley SJ8376 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
05 Jul 2019 Pikelow Farm, Marton - Garden SJ855690 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
05 Aug 2018 Randle Bennett Close, Elworth SJ741611 Larval 1 pink larvae in plums, confirmed CMR from photo
22 May 2017 Knowle Close, Great Sutton SJ381751 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
25 Jun 2015 Linley Lane, Alsager SJ819545 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
12 Sep 2014 East Downs Road, Cheadle Hulme SJ868869 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
26 Jul 2014 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 Genitalia checked.
13 Aug 2012 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 gen det female, photo available
07 Aug 2009 Burleydam SJ617429 Adult 1 gen det male
14 Jun 2009 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 gen det male
21 Aug 2003 Bredbury SJ9290 Larval 3 grid reference provided SJ927908 Highfield Road, 3 larvae inside plums from tree in garden
17 Jul 2000 Wirral Way, Neston SJ3077 Adult 1 off sloe. gen. det. male
1980 Runcorn SJ5082 Larval 1+ in plum purchased Littlewood's, Runcorn Shopping City, grid reference unknown. Country of origin, Italy.
1953 Mobberley SJ7879 Larval 1+ New Cheshire Record. in fruit of damson, Aug - Sep 1953. Grid Reference not provided, Ent. Rec. 67:12-14. Michaelis (1954), dated 1950 in LCES 77-78:59
1953 Goostrey SJ7770 Larval 1+ New Cheshire Record. in fruit of plum, Aug - Sep 1953. Grid Reference not provided, Ent. Rec. 67:12-14. Michaelis (1954), dated 1950 in LCES 77-78:59


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Updated: 19th April 2025