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Aethes cnicana
Thistle Straw (Westwood, 1854)
Tortricidae: Tortricinae
945 / 49.127
Photo © Jim Swalwell,  Lynford Arboretum 29/7/11

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Burdock Straw
Aethes rubigana
Common Marbled Straw
Aethes smeathmanniana
Wingspan: 14-17 mm.
Flight: June - August.
Foodplant:   Thistles.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Widespread.
Marshy areas, fens, scrub, waste ground.

Slightly glossy appearance to the forewings.
Slightly smaller than the similar A. rubigana and lacking the darker markings.

Recorded in 48 (65%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
02/08/2024+27TG41Filby
26/07/2024127TG24Overstrand
21/07/2024127TG31Upton
20/07/2024227TG13Hempstead
29/06/2024+27TG32Barton Turf
25/06/2024128TF74Titchwell
21/06/2024227TG13Hempstead
14/06/2024527TG13Little Barningham
14/06/2024127TG31Upton
29/05/2024127TG13Little Barningham
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