Coptotriche marginea

Coptotriche marginea

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Alternative names
Bramble Blotch-miner
Bordered Carl
Emmetia marginea
Description

Wingspan 7 to 8 mm. The moths are small, indistinct brownish insects with a slight metallic sheen.  The larva mines the leaves of Bramble.

Identification difficulty

Adult Leafmine

Habitat

Around Bramble.

When to see it

Has two generations, the moths flying in May and June, and again in August.

Life History

The larvae mine the leaves of Bramble, creating a funnel-shaped blotch, the second generation feeding through the winter.

UK Status

A common species throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Increasingly well recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland, often from the leafmines on Bramble.

Reference
10.003 BF125
Further Information

http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Lepidoptera/E.marginea.htm

https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/monotrysia/tischerioidea/tischeriidae/coptotriche/coptotriche-marginea/

  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    07 May 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    04 October 2017
    leafmine on Bramble
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood, Ratby
    08 August 2022
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
    09 May 2022
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    31 May 2018
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood, Ratby
    08 August 2022

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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