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Fomoria septembrella
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Ex mine on Hypericum, Halesowen, VC37, collected 21st October 2010, emerged 11th April 2011.

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Fomoria septembrella
(Stainton, 1849)42 / 4.078
=Ectoedemia septembrella

Common resident.

Mines Hypericum spp. with larva feeding in July and from October to December. In a narrow gallery leading to a large blotch in the centre of a leaf. Pupates in the mine.

Recorded in 58 (41%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 5-6mm
Flight: Two generations, May / Jun and August
Foodplant:   St. John's-wort, including garden shrub species
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: -  Mine: A
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
02/11/20245VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
25/08/2024+VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
09/10/20234VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
30/09/2023+VC40 - ShropshireSJ33 -
16/09/20231VC40 - ShropshireSJ62 -
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