4.013 BF97  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella malella - Apple Dot - (Stainton, 1854) 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
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Nepticulidae
** Identification write-up required **
Other Name/s: Apple 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 incognitella / Stigmella oxyacanthella
ID pointers: No information available at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 1972 )  -  Uncertain only one record from Froggatt in 1972
Flight Period: May /  August /  -  Two generations May & August Mine Period: June /  July /  September /  October /   - A narrow winding gallery that gradually widens. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 4-5mm
Food Plant: Apple
Last Recorded Year: 1972
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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