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Etainia louisella
Maple Seed Dot (Sircom, 1849)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
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Photo © Dave Appleton,  27/08/2019 - Swanton Great Wood - male

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Norway Maple Dot
Etainia sericopeza
Wingspan: 5-8mm.
Flight: Two/Three gens April-May. July. Sept.
Foodplant:   Field Maple
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A
Status
Local in Woodland and hedgerows.
Larvae leaf-mine Field Maple.

The adult moths of Etainia sericopeza and E. louisella are very similar and difficult to reliably determine when not bred from foodplant.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 37 (50%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1991.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
25/09/2023328TL99Wayland Wood
24/09/2023127TM08Banham (Zoo)
28/08/2023428TF72Flitcham
22/08/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
10/08/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
09/08/2023228TL99Thompson
05/08/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
30/07/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
28/07/2023127TM38Earsham
27/07/2023428TF90Carbrooke
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