Incurvaria
pectinea (Haworth,
1828)  |
| Status
.....Generally a north UK species and
quite restrcted to the Sherwood Forest area of
Nottinghamshire, where the characteristic leaf mines and
circular cut outs made by the larvae, are commonly found.
It is possibly more widespread in the county than records
would currently suggest. |
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| Adult photographed at Cutts
Wood April 2023 |
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| Larval case
and larva, photographed in captivity in early July 2016. |
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| Larval cases
photographed at Sherwood Forest CP May 2016. A freshly
constructed case is shown below right, with the two cut
out leaf sections used to create the case visible on the
left. |
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| Mines
photographed on Silver Birch at Red Hill May 2005 |
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