Eriocrania sparrmannella (Bosc, 1791)
mottled purple
Betula pendula, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 21.v.2018 © László Érsek
same leaf, underside
same leaf, lighted from behind

Betula pubescens, Belgium, prov. Brabant wallon, Rixensart, le Carpu © Jean-Yves Baugnée

Betula pendula, Hilversum
Betula pendula, Overveen
mine
Corridor, generally starting not far from the midrib, at a conspicuous, yellowish oviposition scar, suddenly and somewhat angular widening into a full depth blotch. Often the corridor is overtaken by the blotch, but it remains recognisable in the frass pattern. Frass in long threads. One generation, the larva hibernates in the soil and pupates in early spring.
host plants
Betulaceae, monophagous
Betula alleghaniensis, humilis, pendula, pubescens.
phenology
Mines in mid-June (Hering, 1957a), June – August (Heath, 1983a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Europe, except the Iberian and Balkan Peninsula, and the Mediterranean Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
synonyms
Allochapmania, Chapmania, sparrmannella, sparmannella.
references
Ahr (1966a), Bengtsson (2008a), Buhr (1935a, 1964a), Diškus & Stonis (2012a), van Frankenhuyzen & Houtman (1972a), van Frankenhuyzen Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Grandi (1931a, 1933a), Haase (1942a), Heath (1983a), Hellers (2016a), Hering (1927b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Kozlov, van Nieukerken, Zverev & Zvereva (2013a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchklein & de Vos (1999a), Kurz (2016a), Leutsch (2011a), Nowakowski (1954a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Stammer (2016a), Starý (1930a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1959a), Zoerner (1969a).