15.0131 BF291a  -  Gracillariidae -  Gracillariinae - Caloptilia honoratella - Pale Maple Stilt - (Rebel, 1914) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT R - Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant        orange - Migrant     purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gracillariidae Other Name/s: Pale Maple Slender ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Caloptilia hemidactylella
ID pointers: A characteristic resting pose, with the body raised on the front legs. Forewing a reddish-brown with a pale yellow or whitish triangular costal blotch
Distribution:  (Last record: 31/07/2024 at Norton Lees )  -  A new species to the VC57 & Derbyshire, when one was trapped overnight on 31st July 2024 at Norton Lees, Sheffield by Pete Mella.  An immigrant, colonist and a new resident species in Britain, that is spreading, with the first British record in 2017. Very similar to Caloptilia hemidactylella, this specimen was confirmed by Gen Det. It is now regarded that all Acer feeding caloptilia species require dissection to separate yellow banded summer broods. [C.W. Plant (2022) Ent. Rec. 134].
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  May /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  -  Moths emerge in August and over winter as adult, so can then be seen in April – May. Mine Period: May /  September /  October /  Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Pete Mella  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 12mm
Food Plant: Sycamore & Montpelier Maple
Last Recorded Date: 31/07/2024
Last Recorded By: Pete Mella
Last Recorded General Area: Norton Lees
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