4.014 BF98  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella catharticella - Buckthorn Dot - (Stainton, 1853) 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
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Other Name/s: Buckthorn Pigmy ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: No information available at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 2023 )  -  Restricted to areas where the foodplant may exist. Uncertain in Derbyshire with only one record in 2023
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  -  Two generations May – June and July – September Mine Period: June /  July /  September /  October /   - The tenated mines can be difficult to find on the food plant. Long straight slender gallery, turning into a series of ‘S’ turns. Frass and larva match colour of leaf. Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 5-6mm
Food Plant: Buckthorn
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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