Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Photo © Patrick Clement,  Swept from a railway embankment, West Midlands, May 24th 2010.

Approx Length (c. 9mm) Wingspan (13-18mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Epiblema costipunctana

(Haworth, 1811)1187 / 49.289

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 56 (40%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1863.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 13-18mm
Flight: Two generations, May / June, July / August
Foodplant:   Common Ragwort
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
23/06/20234VC40 - ShropshireSJ41
17/06/20231VC37 - WorcestershireSO95
14/06/20231VC40 - ShropshireSJ51
07/07/20221VC37 - WorcestershireSO85
02/07/20221VC37 - WorcestershireSO86
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