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Family: Tortricidae   Checklist Number: 49.269

Eucosma campoliliana  [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775

Pied Tortrix

A common species on the wing from late June to September. Found in coastal areas, such as machair and sand-dunes. Larvae feed within flowerheads of common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) over-wintering in a cocoon.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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