UK Status
Resident. Local and scarce in the southern counties
of England and throughout Wales.
Montgomeryshire Status
Rarely recorded.
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
Birch.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs are generally laid on underside of leaf. Larva forms
an irregular quite broad gallery which can finish up rather straight.
(Mines of some species are similar, care is required with
identification). |

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