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Ectoedemia heringella

Checklist Number
04.088 [B&F: 0036a]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Nepticulidae
Subfamily:Nepticulinae
Genus:Ectoedemia
Species:heringella
Authority:(Mariani, 1939)

Nationally scarce (Nb) and first recorded in Britain in 2002 in parkland in Greater London, subsequently found to be widespread in south-eastern England. In Hampshire established in and around Fareham and Portsmouth, and in Fleet in the north of the county; on the Isle of Wight not uncommon, mostly in the east; likely to be more widespread than the records suggest. Wingspan male 4.4-6.0 mm, female 4.6-5.8 mm. More likely to be identified in the larval stages than as an adult. Larva mines leaves of Evergreen Oak.

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
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)