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Epiblema cirsiana
Knapweed Root-borer (Zeller, 1843)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1184a / 49.286
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Female swept from common knapweed, Halesowen, June 2010.

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Thistle Root-borer
Epiblema scutulana
Wingspan: 12-23mm
Flight: May / June
Foodplant:   Common knapweed
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Fairly common resident in unimproved grassland habitats of fields banks and commons.

Centaurea nigra with larva feeding in the roots and stems from August to April.

Female cannot reliably be separated from female E. scutulana without dissection.

Verification Grade Comment: Size and sex essential

Recorded in 45 (32%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
12/06/2022+39SO89 - Himley/Penn
02/06/2022239SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
02/06/2022139SJ84 - Newcastle/Potteries
28/05/2022137SP07 - Alvechurch
22/05/2022140SO28 - Newcastle/Clun Forest
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