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Endothenia ericetana
Field Marble (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1103 / 49.192
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Childswickham. Vc33. 18/06/2017

Similar West Midlands Species
Marsh Marble
Endothenia quadrimaculana
Wingspan: 14-20mm
Flight: July and August
Foodplant:   Woundwort and Corn-mint.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Rare resident.

Stachys spp., Mentha arvensis with larva feeding from August to May in the stem and the roots.

Recorded in 12 (9%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2018.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
01/07/2018137SO75 - Bringsty & Broadwas
22/06/2016437SO94 - Pershore
27/07/2011137SO73 - Ledbury & Eastnor
29/07/2000136SO47 - Leintwardine/Mortimer Forest
10/07/1992+37SO75 - Bringsty & Broadwas
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