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Epiblema turbidana
Checklist Number49.290 [B&F: 1182]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | turbidana |
| Authority: | (Treitschke, 1835) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in damp pastures, river-banks and ditches in parts of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight the only recent records are from Itchen Abbas and Alverstone. Wingspan 16-22 mm. Differs from E. grandaevana by its generally smaller size, ciliate antennae, the darker general coloration of the wings and the presence of a weak ocellus on the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Butterbur.
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 1978 | - | Peter J Cramp | Adult |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 1995 | - | Peter J Cramp | Adult |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 1995 | - | Tony Dobson | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 07/04/1980 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 04/04/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Larval |
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 17/06/2002 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 27/03/2003 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval |