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Ectoedemia atricollis
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Ex leaf mine on hawthorn Crataegus. Worcestershire. May 7th 2011.

Ectoedemia atricollis Ectoedemia atricollis Ectoedemia atricollis Ectoedemia atricollis

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Ectoedemia atricollis Ectoedemia atricollis

Ectoedemia angulifasciella
 Ectoedemia angulifasciella
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Ectoedemia atricollis
(Stainton, 1857)29 / 4.095

Very common resident.

Mines Crataegus, Malus and sometimes Pyrus, Prunus avium or Prunus spinosa with larva feeding from September to early November. In a gallery mine with dispersed frass usually following a leaf margin, which later becomes a blotch. Larva with dark head and black ventral spots.

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 77 (55%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 5-6mm
Flight: June
Foodplant:   Hawthorn, apple, pear, wild cherry and blackthorn.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: -  Mine: L
< Ectoedemia angulifasciella | Ectoedemia arcuatella >
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
22/10/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO76 -
24/08/20243VC40 - ShropshireSJ22 -
12/08/20244VC37 - WorcestershireSO66 -
31/10/20232VC37 - WorcestershireSO56 -
21/09/20231VC40 - ShropshireSJ41 -
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