Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Eucosma hohenwartiana
Common Knapweed Tortrix
Approx Length (c. 9.5mm) Wingspan (15-19 mm.)
      
      
      
      
    
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Eucosma conterminana
Lettuce Tortrix

(Guenée, 1845)1192 / 49.275
=Pale Lettuce Bell

Norfolk status
Local.
Dry, stony or chalky habitats, chalk downs, waysides, quarries and stony waste places and also refuse tips where acrid lettuce and prickly lettuce grow.

First modern-day record in 1990 at Winterton. Several records in recent years.

Recorded in 34 (46%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Determination
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
24/08/2023127TG11Costessey
23/08/2023+28TF64Holme
22/08/2023128TL79Mundford
19/08/2023128TL99Griston / Northacre
11/08/2023127TG13Hempstead
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Wingspan: 15-19 mm.
Flight: July - August.
Foodplant:   Prickly lettuce, Great lettuce.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
 Immature Adult   [Show Flight Times]

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