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Immature stages

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Ectoedemia subbimaculella
Spotted Black Pigmy
(Haworth, 1828)38 / 4.090
Norfolk status
Widespread.
Distictive moth with two creamy spots and basal patch on a violet-tinged blackish forewing.
Larvae mine oak creating a triangular blotch. Often found in fallen leaves where the presence of the mine creates a 'green island'.
Leaf-mine: October-December.

Verification Grade Comment: Underside epidermal slit must be shown

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 47 (68%) of 69 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2020.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
20/06/2020128TF63 - Snettisham/Dersingham
14/06/2020228TL79 - Methwold/Foulden
16/11/2019+27TG33 - Bacton
13/11/2019+27TG42 - Hickling/Horsey
10/11/2019+27TG32 - Stalham/Catfield
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 5-6 mm.
Flight: June to July
Foodplant:   Oak.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: -  Mine: L
 Immature Adult
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