Status
Birch woodland.
Day flying.
Distinctive purple and gold forewings
Leaf-mine: Larvae mine the leaves of foodplant June-Aug. This is the last Birch Eriocrania leaf miner to occur, and care must be taken to distinguish between this species and E.salopiella. The larvae have distinctive cloudy spots on the prothorax.Recorded in 27 (36%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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