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Heliozela resplendella
Alder Cutter (Stainton, 1851)
Heliozelidae
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Photo © Chris Lewis,  Upton Fen 14/05/2015

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Wingspan: 5-7mm.
Flight: May - July.
Foodplant:   Alder.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A
Status
Brown bronzy forewing with clearly difines triangular spot before the tornus.

Leaf-mine: June - Sept.
Forms hair-like mine from midrib of leaf, then cuts an oval case from a short broad gallery before descending to the ground to pupate.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 38 (51%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
27/09/2023328TL99Rockland St Peter
08/09/2023128TL99Rockland All Saints
25/08/2023+27TG31Horning
19/08/2023+27TG30Rockland Broad / Wheatfen
15/08/2023127TG14Beeston Regis
28/07/2023127TM49Burgh St Peter Staithe
18/07/2023+27TM29Shotesham
15/07/20231428TL79Cranwich
12/07/2023127TG02Whitwell
10/07/2023128TL99Snetterton
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