Eriocraniidae
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Photo © Rob Edmunds,  Dersingham 18/05/10 (three almost transparent larvae)

Immature stages

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Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
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Eriocrania cicatricella
Small Spring Jewel

(Zetterstedt, 1839)11 / 2.006
=Washed Purple
=Eriocrania purpurella

Norfolk status
Local.
Spring flying species.

Adults difficult to distinguish from other Eriocrania species, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage.

Larvae create a blotch mine in leaves of the foodplant in May. Vacated mines cannot be identified.

Leaf-mine: Mine starting at the leaf edge, accumulation of frass showing where the mine has started. Several larvae may occupy the mine, and are almost transparent.

Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Reared or larval morphology

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.

Recorded in 20 (27%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

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Determination
Eriocrania cicatricella (M) 20.04.2010 Dersingham R. Jones
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
10/05/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
05/05/2024+27TG20Norwich (Centre)
29/04/2024128TL89Ickburgh (Memorial)
21/04/2024128TF93Little Snoring / Thursford
19/05/2023128TL79Cranwich
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Wingspan: 9-13mm.
Flight: April-May.
Foodplant:   Birch.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: R
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