2.005 BF10  -  Eriocraniidae - Eriocrania salopiella - Yellow-headed Spring Jewel - (Stainton, 1854) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       Leaf-miner:  CAT R - Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner     day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Eriocraniidae Other Name/s: Small Birch Purple ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Very similar to other species of Eriocrania
ID pointers: Check the beige/ochre head and thorax to aid in the identification process
Distribution:  Uncertain due to insufficient data – 9 records prior to 2010 – no further records
Flight Period: April /  May /  Mine Period: May /  June /   - With the exception of E.sparrmannella it is the latest of the birch-feeders. There is an accumulation of Frasse in the interior of the leaf where the mine first starts. Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 19 February 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 9-12mm
Food Plant: Birch
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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