2.001 BF6 - Eriocraniidae - Dyseriocrania subpurpurella - Common Spring Jewel
Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - - click for Verification Guidelines
- Generally Common / Widespread - Leaf Miner - Day-flying
Taxonomy: Micro >> Eriocraniidae
Other Name/s: Common Oak Purple, Eriocrania subpurpurella
ID Difficulty: - 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-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW: South Wood, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©
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