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Epiblema sticticana
Colt's-foot Root-borer (Fabricius, 1794)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1186 / 49.284
Photo © Patrick Clement,  A worn specimen swept from Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, Wenlock Edge, Shropshire, 27th July 2021.

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Wingspan: 15-20mm
Flight: May / June
Foodplant:   Colt's-foot
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Uncommon local resident of waste ground, brownfield sites and open habitats.

Tussilago farfara with larva feeding from July to April in the roots and in the flowering stem in spring.

Recorded in 51 (36%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2021.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
27/07/2021540SO59 - Wenlock Edge
18/06/2021140SJ22 - Oswestry/Llanymynech
26/05/2020137SO97 - Dodford/Lickey
22/06/2019+37SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
01/06/2017136SO36 - Titley & Birtley
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