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Aethes rubigana
Approx Length (c. 8.5mm) Wingspan (14-17 mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Aethes cnicana

(Westwood, 1854)945 / 49.127

Fairly common but local resident.

Cirsium spp., especially C. palustre on wet commons and woodland rides, with larva feeding at first on the seeds and then in the stem, where it hibernates.

Recorded in 83 (59%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 14-17 mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Thistles
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
16/07/20221VC40 - ShropshireSJ41
09/07/20222VC40 - ShropshireSJ63
09/07/20221VC40 - ShropshireSJ63
05/07/2022+VC40 - ShropshireSJ51
02/07/20223VC36 - HerefordshireSO62
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