4.06 BF84  -  Nepticulidae -  Nepticulinae - Stigmella ruficapitella - Red-headed Dot - (Haworth, 1828) 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: Red-headed 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 atricapitella, Stigmella roborella
ID pointers: The adult moths are similar to several other species in the group, having uniform dark brownish wings with a bronzy sheen
Distribution:  (Last record: 1926 )  -  Uncertain – one record 1926 – Repton – Likely to be no longer a resident in the county.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  -  Two generations May – June and July-August Mine Period: June /  July /  September /  October /  November /   - The mine is a long gallery, initially with narrow black frass, later becoming more dispersed. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 February 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 4.5 - 6mm
Food Plant: Oak
Last Recorded Year: 1926
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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