Grapholita pallifrontana

Liquorice Piercer

TortricidaeABH 49.348 B&F 1243

A national rarity, associated with wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos. Known from a concentration of sites in the southern Poldens around Somerton.

Adult Verification Grade: 3

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Liquorice Piercer (Grapholita pallifrontana) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington