2.001 BF6  -  Eriocraniidae - Dyseriocrania subpurpurella - Common Spring Jewel Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread        purple - Leaf Miner     day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Eriocraniidae Other Name/s: Common Oak Purple, Eriocrania subpurpurella ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Confusion with Fly mines.
ID pointers: Metallic golden coloured wings with a scattering of tiny purple and/or blue markings. A distinctive pale golden coloured dorsal mark before the tornus.
Blotch mine with long spaghetti like frass.
Distribution:  A common early Spring species found in mature oak woodland.
Flight Period: April /  May /  -  On the wing during the day in April and May Mine Period: April /  May /   - Mine can be confused with that of the bettle – Orchestes pilosus. Blotch mine with long spaghetti like frass Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 9-14mm
Food Plant: Oak
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

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