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Caloptilia rufipennella (Hübner, 1796) 
Status .....Common and widespread on Sycamore around Nottinghamshire, but severely under-recorded. The larva initially makes a small mines between two veins, then later feeds in three successively larger cones at the edge of the leaf.
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Photographed at Mapperley Nottingham August 2013
 
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Leaf mine and feeding cones on Sycamore, photographed at Nettleworth Manor July 2011
 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Caloptilia rufipennella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Richard Rogers. Colin Watkin. Jerry Clough. Phil Cadman. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. Ian Ellis.

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Updated January 2024
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