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Epiblema costipunctana
Ragwort Root-borer (Haworth, 1811)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1187 / 49.289
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Penny Hill VC37. 01/06/2012

Similar West Midlands Species: None
Wingspan: 13-18mm
Flight: Two generations, May / June, July / August
Foodplant:   Common Ragwort
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Fairly common resident on waste ground, roadside banks, railway embankments and gravel pits.

Senecio jacobaea with larva feeding in June/July and from September to April in the stem and roots.

Recorded in 53 (38%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1863.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
07/07/2022137SO85 - Worcester
17/06/2022 to 23/06/2022139SK00 - Brownhills/Chasewater
07/06/2022136SO63 - Much Marcle & Aylton
03/06/2022 to 09/06/2022139SK00 - Brownhills/Chasewater
31/07/2021239SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
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