4.056 BF65 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Stigmella speciosa - Beautiful Sycamore Dot

4.056 BF65 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Stigmella speciosa - Beautiful Sycamore Dot - (Frey, 1858)

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

Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Nepticulidae

Other Name/s: Barred Sycamore Dot

ID Difficulty: Red

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

ID pointers: A golden brown-purple forewing with a narrow silver or pale-gold fascia

Distribution: (Last record: 09/12/2024 at Cote Heath ) - Uncertain due to insufficient data -Two records in 2023 Calke park & Calvers Rocks and two record sin 2024 all of the leaf mine.

Flight Period: May / August /

Mine Period: July / August / - The mine is slender with narrow black frass. The frass in the later part of the mine can be neatly scattered, or remain a narrow central line.

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - occasionally attracted to light

*** Last updated on 24 February 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 4-5mm

Food Plant: Sycamore

Last Recorded Date: 09/12/2024

Last Recorded By: Jon Mortin

Last Recorded General Area: Cote Heath

No First Date Information Recorded

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