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Eriocrania semipurpurella
Checklist Number02.007 [B&F: 0013]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Eriocraniinae |
| Genus: | Eriocrania |
| Species: | semipurpurella |
| Authority: | (Stephens, 1835) |
Common in birch woodland throughout the British Isles. Fairly widely distributed in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, where it is the most common of the six birch feeding Eriocrania species. Wingspan 9-14 mm. Day-flying. Very similar to E. sangii, from which separated only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Birch, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
