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Endothenia ericetana
Field Marble (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
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Photo © David Wilton,  Medmenham, Bucks Jul 2023 (gen det)

Similar Upper Thames Species
Marsh Marble
Endothenia quadrimaculana
Foodplant:   Woundwort and Corn-mint.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

A local species of rough grassland and open woodland found right across the British Isles. Very uncommon in our region, mainly in the west. Often obscurely marked so might need dissection to confirm, while those with a clearer wing pattern are superficially similar to the larger Endothenia quadrimaculana.

Recorded in 9 (12%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1926.
Last Recorded in 2021.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
20/07/2021123SP33 - Sibford Ferris/Hook Norton
11/07/2019122SU39 - Stanford in the Vale
09/07/2017122SU39 - Stanford in the Vale
19/07/2016122SU39 - Stanford in the Vale
01/01/2016 to 31/07/2016323SP30 - Witney(S), Bampton
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