4.036 BF72  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella myrtillella - Bilberry Dot - (Stainton, 1857) 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 Other Name/s: Bilberry Pigmy ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: Most Stigmella are extremely difficult to identify, even if dissected, unless bred from larvae from the foodplant
The adult has dark purplish wings with a whitish fascia, orange head and white eye-caps.
Distribution:  Uncertain – On Bilberry Moorland 1987 Dale – maybe a common species on Bilberry moorland in the north of the county.
Flight Period: Not Recorded -  No information Mine Period: July /  September /  October /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 February 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 4-6mm
Food Plant: Bilberry
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Dale
No First Date Information Recorded

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