Stigmella carpinella

Checklist Number
04.033 [B&F: 0076]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Nepticulidae
Subfamily:Nepticulinae
Genus:Stigmella
Species:carpinella
Authority:(Heinemann, 1862)

Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and known in Britain only from a series bred from mines on hornbeam taken in Sussex. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 5-6 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous without the yellow base characteristic of S. floslactella. Larva mines leaves of Hornbeam, over-wintering as a pupa.