4.006 BF113  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella sakhalinella - Glossy Birch Dot - Puplesis, 1984 Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner     day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Nepticulidae
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Other Name/s: Small Birch Pigmy ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Stigmella continuella, Stigmella betulicola
ID pointers: No available information at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 2010 )  -  Uncertain due to lack of data – 1 record prior to 2010 – no further recent records
Flight Period: May /  June /  Mine Period: July /  August /  September /  October /  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 4-5mm
Food Plant: Birch
Last Recorded Year: 2010
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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