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Etainia decentella
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Etainia decentella

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Etainia decentella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)20 / 4.076
=Ectoedemia decentella

Uncommon resident.

On Acer pseudoplatanus with July larva feeding in the seeds and the autumn larvae most probably overwintering in a flower-bud or leaf-bud as E. sericopeza and E. louisella.
Adult moths often rest on trunk and come to light.

Recorded in 29 (21%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1950.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 5-8mm
Flight: Two generations, May / June and July to early September
Foodplant:   Sycamore
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: A
< Etainia louisella | Fomoria weaveri >
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
06/09/20242VC37 - WorcestershireSP08
27/08/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSP08
14/08/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSP18
30/07/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO98
19/07/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSP07
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