Species Details

ABH: 49.284

BF: 1186

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Epiblema sticticana

=Epiblema farfarae

Authority: (Fabricius, 1794)

Vernacular: Colt's-foot Root-borer

Account: Local in waste ground, open areas, sand-dunes and cliffs throughout much of the British Isles Similar to E. scutulana but distinguished by the lighter, olivaceous coloration of the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of Colt's-foot, subsequently feeding on the flower stems.

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: 15 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 May (2007) — 28 Jun (2008)

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

Foodplant: Petasites fragrans (Winter Heliotrope), Tussilago sp.

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2009

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