Species Details

ABH: 49.285

BF: 1184

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Epiblema scutulana

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Thistle Root-borer

Account: Common in waste ground and rough meadows throughout much of the British Isles The male is very distinctive, but the female may be confused with E. cnicicolana; larger than E. cirsiana with the male characteristically larger and lighter in coloration than the female [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Musk Thistle and Spear Thistle.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 18 — 23 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 10 May (2003) — 14 Jun (2014)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle), Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/epiblema-scutulana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 8

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2019

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