Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Photo © Patrick Clement,  Female swept from common knapweed, Halesowen, May 2020.

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Epiblema scutulana
Approx Length (c. 11.5mm) Wingspan (12-23mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Epiblema cirsiana

(Zeller, 1843)1184a / 49.286

Fairly common resident in unimproved grassland habitats of fields banks and commons.

Centaurea nigra with larva feeding in the roots and stems from August to April.

Female cannot reliably be separated from female E. scutulana without dissection.

Verification Grade Comment: Size and sex essential

Recorded in 45 (32%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 12-23mm
Flight: May / June
Foodplant:   Common knapweed
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Epiblema scutulana | Epiblema foenella >
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
12/06/2022+VC39 - StaffordshireSO89
02/06/20222VC39 - StaffordshireSJ82
02/06/20221VC39 - StaffordshireSJ84
28/05/20221VC37 - WorcestershireSP07
22/05/20221VC40 - ShropshireSO28
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