Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (Common Spring Jewel) - iMoths


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Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
Common Spring Jewel (Haworth, 1828)
Eriocraniidae

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Photo © Dave Wilton, Westcott 2016

Similar Upper Thames Species
Splendid Spring Jewel Eriocrania sparrmannella

Small Spring Jewel
Eriocrania cicatricella

Foodplant:	Oak also Sweet Chestnut.
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 2 Mine: A

A very common leaf-miner on oak. Found mainly in woodland, the adult flies by day in sunshine and comes to light.

Verification Grade Comment: Potential confusion with weevil mines.

Recorded in 50 (64%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1965.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date	#	VC	10k Area
30/05/2022	2	23	SP51 - Bletchington, Otmoor, Murcott
26/05/2022	+	22	SU77 - Reading
14/05/2022	1	22	SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
14/05/2022	10	22	SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
14/05/2022	1	22	SU77 - Reading

Further info: Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

	UK Moths		Mothdissection UK
	Lepiforum.de		Upper Thames Moths (Full)