Species Details

ABH: 2.002

BF: 7

Family: Eriocraniidae

Taxon: Paracrania chrysolepidella

Authority: (Zeller, 1851)

Vernacular: Hazel Spring Jewel

Account: Local in woodland, hedgerows and scrub in southern England and also the Burren in Ireland Very similar to E. cicatricella from which separated only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Hornbeam and Hazel, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 9 — 13 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/paracrania-chrysolepidella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 18

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2017

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