Ectoedemia atrifrontella/longicaudella (Oak-bark Pigmy agg.) - Norfolk Micro Moths

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Ectoedemia atrifrontella/longicaudella

Oak-bark Pigmy agg.

41x

Norfolk status
Unknown.
The UK status and distribution of this pair is insufficiently known.

Ectoedemia atrifrontella: Found in woodland in south-eastern England from Kent to Wiltshire and Dorset.

Ectoedemia longicaudella: Trapped in Britain for the first time in Buckinghamshire on 12 July 2009

Both species mine in the bark of Oak and are indistinguishable from each other in this stage.

Mines were found on Oak collected in February 2016 from the Norfolk side of the river at Santon Downham (Ian Barton/Kathleen Rosewarne, 21/02/16)
Determined by Erik van Neiukerken in November 2017 as one or other of the two known Oak-bark mining Ectodemia (Zimmermania) species.

Both these species would be new for Norfolk.

Recorded in 4 (6%) of 69 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2016.
Last Recorded in 2019.
Additional Stats

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Determination

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Latest 5 Records
Date	#	VC	10k Area
27/10/2019	+	28	TL78 - Hockwold/Weeting
13/10/2018	+	28	TL89 - Bodney/Lynford
13/10/2018	+	28	TL89 - Bodney/Lynford
05/08/2018	12	28	TL78 - Hockwold/Weeting
28/05/2018	+	27	TG12 - Aylsham

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Wingspan:	7-9mm
Flight:	June - Sept
Foodplant:	Oak
Nat Status:	Unknown
Verification Grade:

Immature

Adult

Further info: Ectoedemia atrifrontella/longicaudella

	British Leafminers
	UK Moths
	Suffolk Moths
	Essex Field Club
	Hants Moths
	Dorset Moths
	Northumberland Moths
	Somerset Moth Group
	Yorkshire Moths
	Svenska fjarilar
	Lepiforum.de
	NBN Atlas
	Historical UK Distribution (pre 2013)
	Moth Dissection UK

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