Plum Fruit Moth - Grapholita funebrana

Wingspan 10 to 15 mm. This is a rather plain species with a dark purple-grey colouration.

In gardens, orchards and hedgerows here Prunus species such as Plum and Blackthorn occur.

The moths fly in June and July, usually high in the foodplant trees. It has been recorded at light, but records are more easily made by search for larvae in plums and sloes, and by assembling to pheromone lures.

The larvae are associated with various Prunus species.

This species is locally common in the southern half of England with scattered records further north and in Wales, and a few in Scotland. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.

It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).