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Epiblema turbidana
Butterbur Root-borer (Treitschke, 1835)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1182 / 49.290
Photo © Will Langdon,  Tapped from Petasites at dusk - Stanton St John, VC23 - 14/06/2023

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Butterbur
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

An uncommon moth nationally with very few sightings from our region. Its apparent absence from Berkshire is odd because that is where most of our records of the equally scarce macro-moth Butterbur Hydraecia petasitis come from, which uses the same food-plant.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 2 (3%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2008.
Last Recorded in 2010.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
19/07/2010+24SP90 - Chesham, Cholesbury
28/06/2008+24SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
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