49.289 BF1187  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Epiblema costipunctana – Ragwort Root-borer – (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Ragwort Bell
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The forewing is a blend of dark brown, mixed with yellowish brown or reddish brown with a basal patch spread thinly across the base. An obvious whitish dorsal blotch
Distribution:  (Last record: 29 June 2025 at Norton Lees )  –  Very few modern day records – Harrison & Sterling reported the moth as locally common. DaNES 4 records 1995,2002,2008,2012 – one iRecord Norton Lees 18/6/2022 ; one 29/6/2025 from Norton Lees.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September –  2 generations – May-June & July-September Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Pete Mella  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 17 October 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 13-18mm
Food Plant: Common Ragwort
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Pete Mella
Last Recorded General Area – Norton Lees

Selected Images:  

Norton Lees 29/6/2025 – Pete Mella©



Distribution Map for Epiblema costipunctana

Found 6 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 4 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Epiblema costipunctana

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Epiblema costipunctana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Epiblema costipunctana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Epiblema costipunctana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Epiblema costipunctana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epiblema costipunctana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Epiblema costipunctana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epiblema costipunctana
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Epiblema costipunctana – 6 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Gleadless Valley LNR, Land near Newfield SchoolSK38L29/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L18/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S21/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Alfreton Park, AlfretonSK45C15/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, BeeleySK26Y01/06/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Acton Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W23/06/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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