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Eudemis profundana
Diamond-back Marble
Wingspan 14 to 20 mm. A rather variable species which generally shows a rich mixture of reddish ground-colour overlaid with darker and paler marbling. The whitish dorsal blotch can be large and conspicuous.
Around Oak.
The adults are on the wing in July and August, and come to light.
The foodplant is Oak, the larva feeding in a rolled leaf.
Distributed throughout England and Wales, and in Ireland. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident).
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Species profile
- Common names
- Diamond-back Marble
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 60
- First record:
- 16/07/2004 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 11/08/2023 (Hague, John)
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