Somerset Moths

    Grapholita compositella

    Triple-stripe Piercer

    TortricidaeABH 49.347 B&F 1241

    Local but widespread on species-rich grasslands, where it breeds on various species of legume.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    External Links:LepiforumUK MothsNorfolk MothsSuffolk MothsKent MothsHants Moths

    Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles