Pammene juniperana

Juniper Berry Piercer
Family

Tortricidae

Species Codes

B&F N/A RES 49.3771

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Species Account

The first Kent specimen was taken on Thanet in late June 2025.

The first British record of this moth was from Berkshire on 6 August 2018. In 2022 further records were made in VC22 and VC24 (the latter to the TIP pheromone lure) as well as a handful from various other English counties, and it now seems to be widely scattered but rarely seen.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336835584_Pammene_juniperana_Lepidoptera_Tortricidae_Olethreutinae_new_to_Britain

Foodplant

On the continent several species of juniper are recorded as larval food-plants.

Distribution Map

There are no records of Pammene juniperana (Juniper Berry Piercer) with accurate enough locations in the Kent database. If you've got a dot to add, please submit your records to us.

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Phenology

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Reporting Rate

There are no records of Pammene juniperana (Juniper Berry Piercer) in the Kent database since 1950, so the reporting rate chart can't be displayed.

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Photo Gallery

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