Species Details

ABH: 49.221

BF: 1161

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Rhopobota stagnana

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Scabious Marble

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in damp woodland and pastures (on Devil's-bit Scabious) and downland (on Small Scabious) throughout much of the British Isles The male differs from R. myrtillana by its larger size and the more uniform pale grey general coloration of the forewing; the female is often similar in size but can be distinguished by its relatively narrow and pointed forewing and the diffuse and obtusely angulated basal patch [Bradley]. Larva feeds on Small Scabious and Devil's-bit Scabious.

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 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Apr (2009) — 30 Jul (2010)

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

Foodplant: Scabiosa sp., Succisa sp.

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

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/rhopobota-stagnana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2011

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