2.006 BF11  –  Eriocraniidae – Eriocrania cicatricella – Small Spring Jewel – (Zetterstedt, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       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
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple – Leaf Miner     day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Eriocraniidae
Other Name/s: Washed Purple, Eriocrania purpurella
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: Metallic purple coloured forewings with a scattering of gold metallic markings. There is a golden yellow tornal blotch towards the wing apex.
Distribution:  (First record: 1916 )  –  (Last record: 11 April 2020 at Buxton )  –  Uncertain. Very few records. One modern day record, 11/4/2020 from Buxton.
Flight Period: April /  May /  –  On the wing during the day in April and May  Mine Period: May /   – the larvae creating a blotch mine in the leaves during May. Moth Activity: Diurnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Orridge  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 15 October 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-13mm
Food Plant: Birch
Last Recorded Year: 2020
First Recorded Year: 1916
Last Recorded By – Steve Orridge
Last Recorded General Area – Buxton

Selected Images:  Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge ©

 
 


Distribution Map for Eriocrania cicatricella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020
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Mining
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eriocrania cicatricella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Eriocrania cicatricella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Eriocrania cicatricella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Eriocrania cicatricella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Eriocrania cicatricella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eriocrania cicatricella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Eriocrania cicatricella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Eriocrania cicatricella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eriocrania cicatricella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eriocrania cicatricella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eriocrania cicatricella
( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Eriocrania cicatricella – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S11/04/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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