Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
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Eucosma hohenwartiana
Common Knapweed Tortrix
Approx Length (c. 10mm) Wingspan (14-20 mm.)
      
      
      
      
    
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Eucosma obumbratana
Shaded Tortrix
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)1202 / 49.264
=Two-coloured Bell

Norfolk status
Widespread.
Farmland, margins of cornfields and other arable land, embankments, waysides, quarries and sandhills.

Recorded in 60 (81%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

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Determination
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
31/08/2024127TG02Hindolveston
28/08/2024227TG02Hindolveston
27/08/2024127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
27/08/2024327TG02Hindolveston
26/08/2024127TG02Hindolveston
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Wingspan: 14-20 mm.
Flight: July and August
Foodplant:   Sow-thistle
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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