UK Status
Resident. Very common and widespread throughout the
British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
A few records for the county, the last occasion was Middletown in
2011.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 4-5mm.
Confusion species
Many species of Stigmella are similar. A good way of separating them is
to examine the type of leaf-mine in the foodplant.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Hawthorn.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on underside of leaf. Larva forms a slender
gallery which broadens abruptly doubling back on itself several times.
(Mines of some species are similar, care is required with
identification). |

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