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Ectoedemia quinquella

Checklist Number
04.087 [B&F: 0036]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Nepticulidae
Subfamily:Nepticulinae
Genus:Ectoedemia
Species:quinquella
Authority:(Bedell, 1848)

Local in woodland throughout south-eastern England. In Hampshire widely, but thinly, distributed across most of the county, but remaining extremely rare on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 4.2-5.0 mm, female 4.6-5.6 mm. Easily separated from all other Ectoedemia species by characteristic pattern of three white spots on forewing: a costal, a dorsal and a discal spot (MBGBI Vol 1). Larva mines leaves of Pedunculate Oak, often in fallen leaves, over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)