Eriocrania unimaculella - 8th April 2026 - Longdendale - Christian Heintzen
2.003 BF8  – White-spotted Spring Jewel  – Eriocrania unimaculella  – (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT R – Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected – reared and possibly dissected       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –      
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Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf-miner     day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Eriocraniidae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: One of the easiest Eriocrania species to identify. The forewings are typically metallic purple with a conspicuous silvery-white tornal spot, which distinguishes it from similar species that usually have golden spots.
Distribution:  (Last record: 8 April 2026 at Longdendale VC57 )  –  Uncertain due to insufficient data – 1970 Hellbank Plantation; 8/4/2026 Longdendale adult photographed.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: March /  April Mine Period:  April /  May
Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty:  Red Mine Leaf – Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep.
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 9 April 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: Birch
Last Recorded Year: 2026
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Longdendale VC57

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8/4/2026 Longdendale – ©Christian Heintzen



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1995 - 1995)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Eriocrania unimaculella

Found 1 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eriocrania unimaculella

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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 unimaculella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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

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

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Recordings By Year: Eriocrania unimaculella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eriocrania unimaculella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Eriocrania unimaculella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eriocrania unimaculella

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 unimaculella
( 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 unimaculella – 1 records available

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

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Flash Lane, Beeley Moor (site not precise)_ SK26Z 11/04/1995 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP15L

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