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Epermenia chaerophyllella
Common Ridge-back (Goeze, 1783)
Epermeniidae: Epermeniinae
483 / 47.005
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Reared from larva found on Angelica sylvestris, Halesowen, October 19th 2007.

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Wingspan: 12-13mm
Flight: all months of the year
Foodplant:   Hogweed, Wild Parsnip, Cow Parsley, Wild Angelica, Wild Carrot
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Common resident.

On a wide range of Umbelliferae with larva feeding in May/June and August/September, communally under a sticky web on the underside of a leaf, making brown blotches.

Recorded in 76 (54%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1870.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
28/08/2022+39SK22 - Burton-on-Trent
27/07/2022137SP08 - Harborne
16/07/2022139SJ90 - Fordhouses/Wolverhampton
16/07/2022140SO79 - Bridgnorth
15/07/2022 to 21/07/2022139SK00 - Brownhills/Chasewater
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