4.074 .... B&F 0021
Etainia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839)  
Status .....Rare/scarce across southern counties of the UK, with a few records into The Midlands area and at least one known record from south-west Nottinghamshire. The larvae mines the samara of Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) but is difficult to find. The egg is visible as a small white oval object on the wing of the samara, in the photographs below.
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Leaf mine photographed at Berry Hill Park Mansfield, September 2015
 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Etainia sericopeza
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024

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