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Etainia louisella
Photo © Alan Prior,  Hall Green (VC 37) Female-Genitalia Determined 27th August, 2022

Etainia louisella Etainia louisella

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Etainia louisella
(Sircom, 1849)22 / 4.075
=Ectoedemia louisella

Local resident.

On Acer campestre with spring larvae feeding in a succession of buds and summer larvae mining the wing of a samara in a gallery leading to the seed which is devoured. Pupates in a cocoon spun either in May on the trunk or on detritus or in summer on the wing of a samara or a leaf.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 44 (31%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1976.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 5-8mm
Flight: Two/Three generations May/June, July/August and September/October
Foodplant:   Field Maple
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
18/09/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO66 -
25/08/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSP06 -
17/08/2024+VC37 - WorcestershireSO94 -
12/08/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO66 -
29/07/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO95 -
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