Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Very rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: Forewing: Foodplant: Oak spp. |
Regional breakdown:
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Year first recorded | 2004 |
Year last recorded | 2014 |
Number of records | 12 |
Number of individuals | 27 |
Unique positions | 10 |
Unique locations | 9 |
Adult records | 0 |
Immature records | 12 |
For the county, we have a total of 12 records from 9 sites. First recorded in 2004.
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Species Account
Similar species: 0038 Ectoedemia subbimaculella.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989:
VC61. Shown as occurring on map 36 in MBGBI 1.
Argus 47, 2004:
VC63. Potteric Car NR, mines on oak 2003, reared 7.5.2004 (RIH). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
2013 (CHF):This species is probably more common than the records suggest. Mines are easily confused with Ectoedemia albifasciella but the larvae has a dark brown head compared to the pale brown of albifasciella. The egg is laid on the upperside of the leaf, next to a vein. The mine begins as a narrow corridor with a broad frass line, running along a vein. Generally the corridor runs along the midrib, or along a lateral vein. In the latter case the direction usually is towards the midrib. The corridor abruptly widens into a blotch, containing much frass, laying against the midrib.
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