4.099 .... B&F 0034
Ectoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Status .....Commonly found at many locations, even in urbanised areas where the distinctive round leaf mine can be found late in the year on the leaves of Birch. This moth seemed to suffer a poor year in 2014.
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Adult, photographed at Sherwood Forest CP, May  2009
 
 
Leaf mines on Birch, photographed at Budby South Forest October 2009
 
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Leaf mines on Birch, photographed at Budby South Forest October 2009   Leaf mine on Birch, photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top November 2006
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Ectoedemia occultella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Richard Rogers. Jerry Clough. Martin Gray.

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Updated January 2019

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