2.004 BF9 – Splendid Spring Jewel – Eriocrania sparrmannella – (Bosc, 1791)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner 
– Day-flying
** Identification write-up required
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– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: E.subpupurella; E.cicatricella
ID pointers: The adult moths have attractive, golden-coloured forewings intensely speckled with purple and blue. The leaf mines are often the easiest way to identify the species, as distinguishing the adult moth from other similar Eriocrania species can be difficult without close inspection.
Distribution: (Last record: 29 August 2025 at Longdendale ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data, just 3 records prior to 2010 – Leaf mine Longdendale 29/8/2025
General Comment: Notes by Christian Heintzen on image dated 29/8/2025 – on Birch (Betula) > gallery starting with a yellowish oviposition scar near midrib (a) > gallery abruptly widening into an initially squarish blotch (b) > frass in spaghetti-like threads ©
Mine Period Additional: Larvae mine the leaves of Birch
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Care required in ID process as confusion with similar leaf mines. Quality photos of the mine required. Mine Type/s: Gallery, Blotch
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: The larvae create distinctive leaf mines within the birch leaves from mid-June into August. The mine begins as a narrow gallery, often near the midrib, which then widens abruptly into a blotch filled with long, filament-like threads of frass.
*** Last updated on 12 December 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Longdendale
Selected Images:
Glossop, Gnat Hole 28/8/2025 and Longdendale 29/8/2025 – Christian Heintzen©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2014 - 2014) | Immatures: (between 2006 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Eriocrania sparrmannella
Found 4 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 2 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eriocrania sparrmannella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Eriocrania sparrmannella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Eriocrania sparrmannella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Eriocrania sparrmannella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Eriocrania sparrmannella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eriocrania sparrmannella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eriocrania sparrmannella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eriocrania sparrmannella
Eriocrania sparrmannella
Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eriocrania sparrmannella
Eriocrania sparrmannella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Eriocrania sparrmannella – 4 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
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| Longdendale, Torside Clough | SK09T | 29/08/2025 | 1 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47521342 |
| Glossop, Gnat Hole, | SK09G | 28/08/2025 | 1 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47521340 |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 29/04/2014 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COYV4 |
| Ogston Carr Wood,nr Ogston Res | SK35U | 12/07/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP36I |