Stigmella floslactella

Alternative names
Speckled Hazel Dot
Coarse Hazel Pigmy
Description

Wingspan about 6 mm.

Identification difficulty

Adult Leafmine

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Habitat

Areas where the larval foodplants are present.

When to see it

There are two generations, with adults on the wing in May and August.

Life History

This species feeds on Hazel or Hornbeam and its larval mines are often found alongside that of Stigmella microtheriella in the same leaf. However the mines of S. floslactella are generally wider, less angular and contain more scattered frass than those of S. microtheriella. The egg is underside, in a leaf-axil, and the larva mines venter-down. The larval mines can be found in June-July, but more often in September-October.

UK Status

A widespread and fairly common species across most of the British Isles. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).

Reference
4.032 BF75

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Species profile

Common names
Coarse Hazel Pigmy
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Records on NatureSpot:
46
First record:
30/10/2015 (Russell, Adrian)
Last record:
23/07/2024 (Isabel Raval, Graham Finch, Cathy Schou, Mike Higgott, Ashni Vaja, David Barber, Neil Hubbard, Vicky Harrell, Emily Rowley, Lee Barber, Joanne Barber)

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