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Aethes cnicana
Thistle Straw
Aethes smeathmanniana
Common Marbled Straw
Approx Length (c. 9.5mm) Wingspan (15-19 mm.)
      
      
      
      
    
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Aethes rubigana
Burdock Straw

(Treitschke, 1830)946 / 49.128
=Burdock Conch

Norfolk 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 2024.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
30/08/2024+27TG41Filby
28/08/2024+27TG41Filby
15/08/2024+27TG41Filby
06/08/2024128TF74Titchwell
05/08/2024127TG20Poringland
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Wingspan: 15-19 mm.
Flight: June to August
Foodplant:   Burdock
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
 Immature Adult   [Show Flight Times]

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