Tortricidae

49.286 Knapweed Root-borer Epiblema cirsiana (Zeller, 1843)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Meadows, marshy grassland, marshes and woodland clearings.

Habits: It rests openly on its foodplant in the day and is easily disturbed. It flies in the evening and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in the stems and roots of Common Knapweed. It pupates in April in the upper part of the larval mine.