Known to fruit growers as the plum fruit moth or red plum maggot, this species is a sporadic pest in plum orchards.

Hedges and orchards and gardens where plums and damsons are grown.

Recorded in 18 (6.7%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in September 2019

Recorded date range (Adult): 30 April to 06 September

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 10 August to 25 October