Species Details

ABH: 49.185

BF: 1109

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Lobesia littoralis

Authority: (Westwood & Humphreys, 1845)

Vernacular: Shore Marble

Account: Local on sea cliffs, saltmarshes, shingle beaches and gardens throughout much of the British Isles, predominantly coastal The largest of the British Lobesia species, it is distinguished by its comparatively narrow forewing with a normally well-defined median fascia and with the subbasal fascia forming a strong subquadrate blotch on the dorsum [Bradley]. Larva feeds on flowers and seedheads of Thrift.

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: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Jun (2004) — 23 Aug (1997)

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

Foodplant: Armeria sp., Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/lobesia-littoralis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 7

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2006

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