4.003 BF117 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Stigmella confusella

4.003 BF117 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Stigmella confusella - Pale Birch Dot - (Wood, 1894)

Adult Micro: CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required -

Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

Larval Case: C2 - Photo or specimen of larval case/plant required -

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- Generally Common / Widespread - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Nepticulidae

Other Name/s: Pale Birch Pigmy

ID Difficulty: Red

- difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.

ID pointers: A long angular mine or gallery, with a black central line of linear frass found on Betula (Birch). The adult moth has a yellowish brown forewing with ill-defined whitish fascia beyond the middle

Distribution: National Status – Widely distributed – Derbyshire status unknown, but likely to be a common mine species. Adults rarely seen

Flight Period: May / - May. Single generation

Mine Period: June / July / August / - Leaf-mines can be discovered from June into August . A long angular gallery with a black central line of frass throughout.

Wingspan: 5-6mm

Food Plant: Birch

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Dave Evans – September 2024 & September 2018 – Wyver Lane, Belper.

Stigmella-confusella – Dave Evans

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Stigmella confusella – Dave Evans

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