Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Photo © Peter Clarke,  13/07/2023 Hanley Swan, Worcestershire

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Eucosma hohenwartiana
Approx Length (c. 11.5mm) Wingspan (15-23 mm.)
      
      
      
      
    
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Eucosma cana

(Haworth, 1811)1201 / 49.265

Common resident.

Cirsium and Carduus spp., Centaurea nigra with larva feeding in August/September in the flower and seed-head.

Recorded in 107 (76%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1871.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 15-23 mm.
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Thistle and Black Knapweed.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Eucosma obumbratana  |  Eucosma hohenwartiana >
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
23/08/20221VC39 - StaffordshireSK22
29/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO65
28/07/20221VC40 - ShropshireSO58
28/07/20221VC40 - ShropshireSO58
28/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO55
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