04.076 Etainia decentella (Sycamore Seed Dot)
ws: 5mm (MBGBI1), fw: 2.5-3.0mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Aug in 2 generations; Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), mine in seeds Sep-Oct (mine of 1st gen unknown); common in most of England
Synonym: Ectoedemia (Etainia) decentella
Synonym: Ectoedemia (Etainia) decentella
Etainia decentella §2 female
ID: Broad complete white antemedian fascia and white postmedian costal and dorsal spots > 3 species of genus Etania. The other two species have a fuscous thorax and a ferruginous (E.sericopeza) or orange-yellow (E.louisella) head
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/07/2018; male; fw 2.5mm; to light
§2 Middlewick ranges, Essex; 23/08/2023; female; fw 2.5mm
§3 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024
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§2 Middlewick ranges, Essex; 23/08/2023; female; fw 2.5mm
§3 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/07/2018 (§1) | dissection images added 17/08/2018 | §2 added 24/12/2023 | §3 added 16/10/2024
