Lep:Eriocraniidae
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13 Eriocrania semipurpurella (Stephens, 1835)
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mine starts at the leaf edge

 

Food Plant: Food Plant: Betula (Birch)

Mine: April - May

Notes: The largest and commonest of the Eriocraniidae. The mine starts at or near the leaf edge and then widens into a blotch

Data: 18.05.2004, Iping Common, W.Sussex, VC13, John Langmaid

Image:© Ian Thirlwell

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