Etainia louisella (Maple Seed Dot) - iMoths


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Etainia louisella
Maple Seed Dot (Sircom, 1849)
Nepticulidae : Nepticulinae

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Photo © Paul Harris

Similar Dorset Species
Norway Maple Dot Etainia sericopeza

Wingspan:	5-8mm
Flight:	Two/Three generations May/June, July/August and September/October
Foodplant:	Field Maple
Nat Status:	Local
Verification Grade: Adult: 4 Mine: A

Phil Sterling, 2008: Widely distributed in southern and south-eastern England, the larva mining the seed of field maple (Acer campestre).

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Further info: Etainia louisella

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