Nepticulidae

0035 (ABH4.100) Ectoedemia minimella (=mediofasciella), (Zetterstedt, 1839)

KR00308

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards


General Information

This moth has a blackish ground colour with a whitish fascia and whitish eyecaps.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.

Wingspan: 5-6 mm.
Foodplant(s): birches (Betula spp.), Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Flying: One generation, May-June
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Local

Habitat

Birch woodland.

Regional Information

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

Last recorded in October 2017

Recorded date range (Adult): 20 May to 20 May

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 15 August to 25 October

Similar Species
Collage Valley, Northumberland
Collage Valley, Northumberland
 Photo © Ian Fisher

Local
Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Colours:
Yellow, Black, Brown