Morley’s Final Catalogue: Local among thistles. Leiston (Grey); Southwold (Ctw); many flying in Monks Soham paddock on 14 May 1933 (Mly). Cavenham in June 1936 (Gd).

Recent Status: A common species across Suffolk.

Life Style: A double brooded species that can be found from April to September and comes to light. The larvae mine leaves of Carduus and Cirsium. They pupate on the ground.

Identification: More Info for Scrobipalpa identification.
The larvae create a slightly branched mine down the centre of a leaf. More Info to view leaf mine. More Info to view genitalia dissection.

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

	Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 21 (36%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1933. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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