Norfolk status Local. Flies in sunshine. Relatively common over much of Britain, easily distinguished from other Eriocrania by the silvery tornal spot, which in most other species is pale golden.
Leaf-mine: April- May, Birch. Vacated mines cannot be identified. Mine starting at the leaf edge, accumulation of frass showing where the mine has started. The larva of this species has a very dark head in the final instar. If the larva is examined it will be seen to have projections on the second abdominal segment.
Confusion with the name has occurred since the 2016 ABH checklist update, with some using genus Eriocrania and others subgenus Heringocrania!
Pre-1960 VC28 records [MBGBI vol1]
Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Reared or larval morphology
Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.
Recorded in 20 (27%) of 74 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1874. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats
