Stigmella splendidissimella

Alternative names

Glossy Bramble Pigmy

Description

Wingspan 4.5 to 6 mm.

Identification difficulty

Adult Leafmine (but refer leafmine records before recording)

ID guidance

Leafmine occurs on a number of plnts including Bramble, Wild Strawberry, Agrimony and various Geum species. http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Lepidoptera/S.splendidissimella.htm

Habitat

Areas where the larval foodplants are present.

When to see it

May to July.

Life History

Larva mines leaves of Bramble and Dewberry.

UK Status

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

4.047 BF53

Peter Smith
Cropston garden
26 July 2020
Leaf mines on Geum urbanum
Graham Calow
Leire Dismantled Railway Walk
30 August 2018
leafmine on Bramble
Graham Calow
Cosby Disused Railway (Bramble Walk)
20 August 2018
leafmine on Wood Avens

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