Eriocrania cicatricella (=haworthi) (=Tinea purpurella), (Zetterstedt, 1839)

General Information
The larvae create a blotch mine in the leaves of the foodplant.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Flies during the day

Wingspan: 9-13mm.
Foodplant(s): birches (Betula spp.)
Flying: One generation, April-May
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Birch woodland.

Regional Information

Recorded in 8 (3%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in May 2021

Recorded date range (Adult): 19 April to 16 May

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 21 April to 22 May

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