04.089 Ectoedemia albifasciella (White-banded Dot)
fw: 2.3-3.0mm; Jun; Mine in Oak (Quercus sp) Aug-Sep; common throughout GB
Ectoedemia albifasciella §1 male
ID: Forewing with both median costal and dorsal pale spots, without a complete fascia; frontal tuft yellow/orange/ferruginous, collar concolorous; without forewing basal pale spot; without hindwing hair-pencil > E.albifasciella.
E.subbimaculella/heringi are similar but have of a pale basal forewing patch and a brown-black collar, darker than the frontal tuft.
Male and female genitalia of all three species are illustrated in MBGBI1 p201; males of all three and females of E.albifasciella and E.subbimaculella are shown at Moth Dissection.
Male genitalia: dorsal margin of valva strongly convex
Female genitalia:
E.subbimaculella/heringi are similar but have of a pale basal forewing patch and a brown-black collar, darker than the frontal tuft.
Male and female genitalia of all three species are illustrated in MBGBI1 p201; males of all three and females of E.albifasciella and E.subbimaculella are shown at Moth Dissection.
Male genitalia: dorsal margin of valva strongly convex
Female genitalia:
§1 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; male; fw 2.5mm; to light
§2 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026; male; fw 2.9mm
§3 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026; male; fw 2.7mm
§4 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026; female; fw 2.8mm
§5 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026; male; fw 2.9mm
§3 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026; male; fw 2.7mm
§4 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026; female; fw 2.8mm
§5 nr. Lloyney, Shropshire; 11/06/2026
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/03/2018 (§1) | §2-5 added 21/09/2026
