2.004 Mottled Purple Eriocrania sparrmannella (Bosc, 1791)
Family
Eriocraniidae.
Status
Resident. Rare.
Flight period
VC72
The first for Dumfriesshire was netted in Duncow Woods on 21st April 2014.
Other sites: None.
VC73
First for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Kirkconnell Flow NNR on 21st May 1979 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland.
Other sites: Wood of Cree. VC74
No records.
Life cycle
Mine season is during June to August.
Larval foodplant
Birch.
Identification
Habitat
Recorders' notes |
© Richard Mearns, Duncow, 21 April 2014 Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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