Tortricidae: Olethreutinae

1192 (ABH49.275) Eucosma conterminana, (Guenée, 1845)

KR04963

Earith
Earith
 Photo © David Griffiths
Earith
 Photo © David Griffiths
 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards
Earith
Earith
 Photo © David Griffiths
Earith
Earith
 Photo © David Griffiths


General Information
Wingspan: 15-19 mm.
Foodplant(s): Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola), Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
Flying: One generation, July-August
National status: Local

Habitat

Dry, stony or chalky habitats, chalk downs, waysides, quarries and stony waste places and also refuse tips where acrid lettuce and prickly lettuce grow.

Regional Information

Recorded in 43 (15.9%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in July 2022

Recorded date range (Adult): 09 June to 06 September

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 12 July to 12 July

Similar Species
Seghill, Northumberland
Seghill, Northumberland
 Photo © Ian Fisher

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