Photo © Mike Wall
Ectoedemia rubivora
Checklist Number04.097 [B&F: 0031]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Subfamily: | Nepticulinae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | rubivora |
| Authority: | (Wocke, 1860) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland, marshes, river-banks and other fresh-water margins throughout much of south-eastern England north to Lincolnshire, and in Ireland on the Burren. Very rarely recorded in Hampshire, where known from just a handful of sites. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan male 4.6-5.7 mm, female 4.6-6.0 mm. Imago separated from other Rosaceae feeding Ectoedemia by the black head in both sexes, but adults not bred from mines and encountered in light traps are unlikely to be identifiable without dissection of the genitalia. Adults difficult to distinguish from other Ectoedemia species, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Dewberry and Bramble, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 02/12/2001 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| West Park (SU11) | 23/10/2002 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Martin Down NNR (SU01) | 17/11/2005 | - | David G Green | Larval |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Waltham (SU51) | 1959 | - | D W H Ffennell | Mine |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 14/10/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Pitt Down, Sparsholt (SU42) | 01/12/1985 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine (vacated) |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 18/10/1986 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| East Meon (SU62) | 16/10/1988 | - | D H Sterling, J R Langmaid | Mine |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 30/09/1990 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| West Meon (SU62) | 09/10/2001 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 07/10/2004 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Hen Wood (SU62) | 13/08/2009 | one | Richard J Dickson | Mine (vacated) |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 17/10/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, M R Young | Mine |
| Buriton Chalk Pit (SU71) | 19/07/2012 | - | Phil Budd | Mine |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 08/10/2014 | - | J R Langmaid, M R Young | Mine |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 20/10/2015 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| West Meon (SU62) | 28/11/2021 | 15 | Tony Davis | Mine (vacated) |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Wield (SU64) | 1973 | - | D W H Ffennell | Mine |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 13/10/1985 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne (SU73) | 13/10/1996 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Fleet (SU85) | 01/09/2001 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Pyestock (SU85) | 01/09/2001 | - | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Butterwood, Greywell (SU75) | 07/11/2010 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, M J Wall, A H Dobson, P A Boswe | Mine (vacated) |
