Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
|
National Status: Common Local Status: Common and thinly distributed or restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: Jun. Forewing: 3mm. Foodplant: Rosaceous trees, esp. hawthorn, apple. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year first recorded | 2008 | 1883 | 1883 | 2001 | 2002 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2012 |
Number of records | 13 | 28 | 84 | 37 | 17 |
Number of individuals | 3 | 0 | 201 | 2 | 0 |
Unique positions | 13 | 28 | 75 | 37 | 17 |
Unique locations | 11 | 26 | 69 | 35 | 17 |
Adult records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Immature records | 13 | 27 | 83 | 34 | 17 |
For the county, we have a total of 179 records from 158 sites. First recorded in 1883.
Photos
Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded sparsely from all five vice-counties.
2013 (CHF):Virtually all of our records are from leaf mines on hawthorn. If the mine starts away from the leaf edge, it begins as an erratic gallery zigzagging to and fro in a small area near the egg before moving to the edge of the leaf. If (as is more common) it starts at the leaf edge, this stage is missed. The mine follows the leaf margin for a long distance and then leads to a blotch with scattered frass. Along with all hawthorn mines, care should be taken in identifying this species as not all mines are typical.
See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species