Photo © Mike Wall
Epiblema foenella
Checklist Number49.288 [B&F: 1183]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | foenella |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common in rough and waste ground throughout England and Wales. Locally frequent in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight on waste ground amongst its foodplant, with a marked increase in the number of records in recent years. Wingspan 17-26 mm. The shining white, falcate medio-dorsal blotch on the forewing is characteristic [Bradley]. Larva feeds within stems and roots of Mugwort.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
