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Epiblema cnicicolana
Checklist Number49.287 [B&F: 1185]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | cnicicolana |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1847) |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in grassland and on river-banks in southern England and Wales. In Hampshire recorded from just two localities (Botley Wood and Hookheath Common) and on the Isle of Wight from just one (Havenstreet Wood). Wingspan 14-16 mm. In general appearance resembles the female of E. scutulana and both sexes of E. cirsiana but distinguished by its narrower and generally lighter coloured forewing, the underside of which is distinctly lighter, and by the narrower medio-dorsal blotch, the apex of which approaches nearer to the costa [Bradley]. Larva feeds within stems of Common Fleabane.
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
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totland Bay (SZ38) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Firestone Copse (SZ59) | 10/06/1978 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ39) | 05/06/2015 | one | Mark Hammond | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 26/06/1976 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 1980 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 09/06/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, R M Palmer, D H Sterling | Adult |
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