Family: Eriocraniidae 12     *     Eriocrania sangii Adult: March, specimen identified by Ken Bond Photographs: Leaf mine on Birch (Betula). April 2011 Wingspan: 9-14mm Flight time: March-April, flies in sunshine Mine: April-May. Mine starts by leaf margin then forms a blotch containing long strings of frass and a grey larva. Larval food plant: Birch

Eriocrania sangii
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Adult: March 2011. Mine: On Birch (Betula). April 2011