Epiblema
scutulana ([Denis
& Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Status
.....Presumed common in Nottinghamshire,
but only recorded from around the Sherwood Forest area
and a few other north Nottinghamshire sites. Epiblema
cirsiana is visually identical to this species, so
poses identification problems. |
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Photographed at Eakring
Meadows May 2003 |
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Photographed at Clipstone
Old Quarter May 2005 |
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Early stages |
Full-grown larva overwintering in the stem of Creeping Thistle
Cirsium arvense. Photographed at Red Hill, Eakring, January 2023. |
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