49.221 BF1161  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Rhopobota stagnana - Scabious Marble - ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Tortricidae
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Other Name/s: Downland Bell; Griselda stagnana ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Rhopobota myrtillana (Small Bilberry Marble)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1985 at Cressbrook Dale )  -  Only records from Harrison & Sterling – Only recorded from the dales. 1957, 1972 8/6/1985 Cressbrook Dale
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  August /  September /  -  Two generations – April – June and August-September – mostly seen by day Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - is often seen during the day Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 20 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Scabious species, Small & Devil’s-bit in particular
Last Recorded Year: 1985
No First Date Information Recorded

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