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Aethes rubigana
Burdock Straw (Treitschke, 1830)
Tortricidae: Tortricinae
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Wingspan: 15-19 mm.
Flight: June to August
Foodplant:   Burdock
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Widespread.
Occurring on waste ground and dry open areas where the foodplant found.

Shining white ground colour with patches of ochreous suffusion.
A very dark, thick angled dorsal patch across the forewing (B), a distinct sub-terminal blotch edged in black along the dorsal edge (C) and some noticeable dark spots along the costa (A) are characteristic.

Recorded in 57 (77%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
28/08/2023128TF72Flitcham
10/08/2023127TG02Hindolveston
09/08/2023127TG11Costessey
02/08/2023127TG11Costessey
28/07/2023127TG11Costessey
28/07/2023328TF72Flitcham
27/07/2023227TM49Burgh St Peter
27/07/2023127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
27/07/2023+28TF81Sporle / Necton
23/07/2023128TF92North Elmham
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