Davey, P., 2009: A recent addition to the British list, first recorded in 1999 in Kent and subsequently found in Dorset the following year, the larva feeding under the bark of pines (Pinacea spp.), and causing wounds to appear on the trunk from which resin exudes. In mainland Europe, where it is widespread, it is considered to be a pest with the potential to degrade the quality of timber. The moth now appears to be resident very locally in pinewoods in the Poole Basin, and spreading rapidly... Read More

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