Eriocrania cicatricella (=haworthi) (=Tinea purpurella), (Zetterstedt, 1839)

General Information

The larvae create a blotch mine in the leaves of the foodplant.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Flies during the day

Wingspan: 9-13mm.
Foodplant(s): birches (Betula spp.)
Flying: One generation, April-May
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Birch woodland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (=Eriocrania)

Paracrania chrysolepidella (=Eriocrania)

Eriocrania unimaculella

Eriocrania sparrmannella

Eriocrania salopiella

Eriocrania sangii

Eriocrania semipurpurella

00053 Eriocrania cicatricella (=haworthi) (=Tinea purpurella), (Zetterstedt, 1839)

BF0011 (ABH2.006)