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Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana

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Carnation Tortrix Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana dylan Laundry Lane 17 Feb 2021, 2:15 p.m. 27 Apr 2020, 1:31 p.m.
Carnation Tortrix Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana dylan Laundry Lane 17 Feb 2021, 2:10 p.m. 22 Apr 2020, 6:25 p.m.
Carnation Tortrix Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana dylan Laundry Lane 17 Feb 2021, 2:07 p.m. 15 Apr 2020, 10:10 a.m.
Carnation Tortrix Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana dylan Laundry Lane 17 Feb 2021, 2:15 p.m. 27 Apr 2020, 1:32 p.m.
Carnation Tortrix Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana dylan Laundry Lane 17 Feb 2021, 4:01 p.m. 22 Apr 2020, 6:22 p.m.
Carnation Tortrix Carnation Tortrix - Cacoecimorpha pronubana dylan Laundry Lane 17 Feb 2021, 4:01 p.m. 22 Apr 2020, 6:22 p.m.

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Species Description

Fairly common and widespread in the South and spreading further North. A colonising species which was first recorded in 1905 on the South Coast. Habitat includes: Parks, gardens, allotments, churchyards etc. Flight period: 2 generations (May to June, June to August). Wingspan: 14 - 24 mm. Diet: Larvae = A wide range of deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plant species such as Raspberries.