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Stigmella lapponica

Checklist Number
04.002 [B&F: 0116]

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:lapponica
Authority:(Wocke, 1862)

Common throughout much of Britain and western Ireland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight mines are fairly common in all three vice-counties, notably at Botley Wood and Royston Woods HWT reserve in the south and around Fleet in the north. Wingspan 5-7 mm. Adults difficult to distinguish from other Stigmella species, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Birch, over-wintering as a pupa. The mines are described in the following link:
leafmines.co.uk
.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)