15.016 BF297 - Gracillariidae - Gracillariinae - Euspilapteryx auroguttella - Yellow-dotted Stilt

15.016 BF297 - Gracillariidae - Gracillariinae - Euspilapteryx auroguttella - Yellow-dotted Stilt - Stephens, 1835

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species - Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

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Taxonomy: Micro >> Gracillariidae

Other Name/s: Gold-dot Slender

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: A very attractive and distinctive species – The forewing is a gun-metal grey with bright orange/yellow markings. White tips to otherwise dark antennae

Distribution: (Last record: 07/09/2015 at Monsal Dale and Upper Dale ) - Uncertain due to insufficient records – 1985 Hopton Wood Quarry ; Buxton 16/10/2009 / leaf mine 9/7/2015 Monsal Dale – restricted to areas where the food plant exists.

Flight Period: May / August / - Two generations – May & August

Mine Period: June / September / October / - The mine is a twisted gallery later forming a blotch then as a cone-shape fold in a leaf

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - and is attracted to light

*** Last updated on 9 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 9-10mm

Food Plant: St.John’s Wort both Perforate and Slender

Last Recorded Date: 07/09/2015

Last Recorded By: Andrew Watchorn

Last Recorded General Area: Monsal Dale and Upper Dale

No First Date Information Recorded

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