4.045 BF50 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Stigmella aurella - Golden Pigmy

4.045 BF50 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Stigmella aurella - Golden Dot

Adult Micro: CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required -

Leaf-miner: CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo -

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- Generally Common / Widespread - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Nepticulidae

Other Name/s: Golden Pigmy

ID Difficulty: Red

- difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: S. splendidissimella

ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – A very common and widespread leaf-miner with dispersed frass in a long gallery. Recognisable as a silvery grey trail seen on Rubus (Bramble) leaves. Mine shown on Rubus (Bramble). Can also be found on Agrimonia and Geum.Adult has a rich orange head and coppery purple forewing with metalic golden fascia.

Distribution: National Status – Common – Derbyshire status of adult unknown – Leaf Mines are regularly recorded. Probably the most commonest and widespread of the Nepticulidae group.
Flight Period: May / July / September / - Three generations in May, July and September Mine Period: January / February / March / October / November / December / - Overwinter – March or April. Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Dave Evans (Leaf Mine) © All Rights Reserved

Wingspan: 6mm
Food Plant: Bramble (Rubus)

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Dave Evans – April 18th 2021 – Wyver Lane, Belper.

Stigmella aurella – Golden Pigmy – Dave eVans

Stigmella aurella – 11/12/2024 – Wyver Lane – Dave Evans

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