4.088 BF36a  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Ectoedemia heringella - Speckled Holme Oak Dot - (Mariani, 1939) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Nepticulidae Other Name/s: New Holm-Oak Pigmy ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: The mine is a contorted gallery, and usually there are several, often many larvae mining a single leaf. Mines occur from November through to April. The adult moths emerge in June or July and like many of the group are rarely encountered, unless they are reared from mines collected in the autumn or winter. Adults are rarely seen
Distribution:  (Last record: 12/02/2024 at Kings Newton )  -  A new VC57 record in February 2024 – Likely to be found on Holme Oak or other evergreen oak (Quercus).This species was first discovered in England in 1996, when it was found in Greater London but its identity was not confirmed until 2001. Now become widespread, so possibly a new colonist in the county.
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  Adults June – July. Mine Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  November /  December /   - Leaf Mines November – April. Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: c5-6mm
Food Plant: Holme Oak (Spanish Oak, Algerian Oak, Cork Oak)
Last Recorded Date: 12/02/2024
Last Recorded By: Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area: Kings Newton
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Will Soar – February 12th 2024 – Kings Newton, Derbyshire. The mine is shown on the left. 

 
 

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