10.001 BF123  -  Tischeriidae - Tischeria ekebladella - Oak Blotch-miner  - (Bjerkander, 1795) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       Leaf-miner:  CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Tischeriidae Other Name/s: Oak Carl ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Small Carl (Tischeria dodonaea)
ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – The larva generally feeds on the leaves of oak (Quercus) or sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), forming distinctive flat white blotch mines on the upper-side. The larvae overwinter inside a circular chamber in the mine, and then pupate inside this chamber in late spring. Adults are golden-brown with a yellow forewing dark towards the wing tips.
Distribution:  The leaf mine is regularly recorded where there is Oak, so likely to be common but localised in Derbyshire.
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  May – June Mine Period: September /  October /   - Mine September – November Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Steve Orridge  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 8-11mm
Food Plant: Oak and Sweet Chestnut
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW:  Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge ©  

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