49.290 BF1182  -  Tortricidae -  Olethreutinae - Epiblema turbidana - Butterbur Root-borer - (Treitschke, 1835) 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: Butterbur Bell ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Distribution:  (Last record: 06/09/2007 at Tideswell Dale )  -  Nationally Scarce B – Significant record – Harrison & Sterling – Dovedale 1927, Millers Dale 1956, Whaley Bridge 1953-56. DaNES 1993 & 2 records from Tideswell Dale 2007. No further records. Confined to areas where the food plant exists so still likely to be found in the dales.
Flight Period: June /  July /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - but often seen by day Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 29 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 16-22mm
Food Plant: Butterbur
Last Recorded Date: 06/09/2007
Last Recorded Year: 2007
Last Recorded By - DaNES
Last Recorded General Area - Tideswell Dale

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