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Epiblema sticticana
Colt's-foot Root-borer (Fabricius, 1794)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1186 / 49.284
Photo © Malcolm Hillier

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Wingspan: 15-20mm
Flight: May - June
Foodplant:   Colt's-foot, Winter Heliotrope
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Recorded in 2 (5%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1885.
Last Recorded in 2011.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
11/07/2011+29TL57 - Ely/Stretham/Soham
03/07/2011+29TL57 - Ely/Stretham/Soham
13/07/2006+29TL57 - Ely/Stretham/Soham
17/07/1993129TL66 - Chippenham/Cheveley
1984+29TL57 - Ely/Stretham/Soham
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