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Eriocraniidae - the leaf mines and larvae of the birch feeding species: http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/eriocraniidae_mine_key.htm

A key to larval Eriocrania feeding on birch, using characters of the mine and of the larva.

Web site http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/eriocraniidae_mine_key.htm
Coverage Inhabitated mines of all the British birch-feeding species known at the time.
Identify With x8 or x10 hand lens (also useful to examine under a Stereo Microscope).
Specimen Prep. Usually need to remove the larva from the mine.

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Taxonomic Scope

ERIOCRANIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current

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