4.053 BF78  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella incognitella - Grey Apple Dot - (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) 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: Grey 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 perpygmaeella, Stigmella ruficapitella
ID pointers: No available information
Distribution:  Uncertain due to insufficient data – 1 record prior to 2010 – no further recent records
Flight Period: May /  August /  -  Two generations Mine Period: June /  July /  October /   - A slender looking gallery that can be straight or with spirals ending in a small orange-brown blotch Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 5-6mm
Food Plant: Apple
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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