4.043 BF63  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella lemniscella - Red Elm Pigmy 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 Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         purple - Leaf Miner
Other Name/s: Beautiful Elm Dot ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: The egg can be found on either side of the leaf and the frass is dispersed in the early part of the mine. A narrow gallery that often follows the leaf edge. Found on Ulmus (Elm).
Distribution: National Status – Distributed throughout the British Isles, scarcer further north – Derbyshire status unknown.
Flight Period: June /  July /  September /  October /  -  June – July & Sept-Oct. Mine Period: June /  July /  September /  October /  Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved

IMAGES BELOW:  Dave Evans – September 2024 & September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper.

 
 

 
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