Eriocraniidae
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Photo © Patrick Clement,  Swept from Betula, Uffmoor Wood, Worcestershire, 15 April 2016.

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Eriocrania cicatricella

(Zetterstedt, 1839)11 / 2.006
=Eriocrania purpurella

Common resident.

Adults can be swept from small Birches Betula spp. in March and April. Larval mines are very common in early May.

A blotch mine with long strands of frass and green matter left within. Larvae with white head and smaller than E. semipurpurella, with often several(2-4) in the same mine.

Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Reared or larval morphology

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.

Recorded in 46 (33%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2020.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 9-13 mm
Flight: April and early May
Foodplant:   Birch
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: R
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
14/05/20201VC40 - ShropshireSJ23 -
05/05/20201VC40 - ShropshireSJ23 -
03/05/2020+VC40 - ShropshireSO49 -
02/05/2020100VC40 - ShropshireSO49 -
24/04/20205VC40 - ShropshireSO49 -
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