Eriocraniidae
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Photo © James Emerson,  Wayland Wood 19/05/18

Immature stages

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Eriocrania cicatricella
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Paracrania chrysolepidella
Hazel Spring Jewel

(Zeller, 1851)7 / 2.002
=Small Hazel Purple
=Eriocrania chrysolepidella

Norfolk status
Rare.
The scarcest and most local of the Eriocrania species in the British Isles.

New for Norfolk at Wayland Wood in May 2018 when leaf mines were found on both Hornbeam and Hazel. (J. Emerson, 19/05/18)
New for VC27 in 2019 at Ashwellthorpe (G. Moates, 25/05/19)

Leaf-mine: April - May - The larva feeds on Hazel (Corylus) or Hornbeam (Carpinus), creating blotch mines.

No other British species feeds on the same foodplants, so identification of mines is straightforward.

(= Eriocrania chrysolepidella)

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 2 (3%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2018.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
07/06/2023327TM19Ashwellthorpe
12/05/2023628TL99Wayland Wood
09/06/2022128TL99Rockland St Peter
13/05/2022128TL99Rockland St Peter
12/05/2022+28TL99Wayland Wood
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Wingspan: 9-13mm
Flight: April
Foodplant:   Hornbeam, Hazel
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A
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