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Thaumetopoea pityocampa
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Thaumetopoea pityocampa

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Oak Processionary
Thaumetopoea processionea
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Pine Processionary
Thaumetopoea pityocampa

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 2021 / 71.002

Morley's Final Catalogue: Not recorded in the county during Morley's time.

Recent Suffolk Status:The sole county record to date of this very rare immigrant was taken on Orfordness on the night of 16.08.2013 (M. Marsh).

Life history: Single-brooded. Larvae live in communal nests in Pines on the continent, where it can be a pest species.

Identification: Compare with similar Oak Processionary, which has a pale basal area on the forewing.

Habitats: Conifer woodland on the continent.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (2%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2013.
Last Recorded in 2013.
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Determination
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16/08/2013125TM44 - Orford Ness
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Forewing: 16-22mm
Flight: May - July
Foodplant:   Corsican Pine, Maritime Pine
GB Status: Immigrant
Former Status: Resident/Immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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