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Immature stages

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Stigmella lapponica
Grey Birch Dot

(Wocke, 1862)116 / 4.002
=Drab Birch Pigmy

Norfolk status
Coarsely-scaled, dull greyish-brown adults with an indistinct creamy fascia.

Leaf-mine: June - July (Oct - small second gen?)
Narrow angular gallery, at first with green frass abruptly changing to black with clear margins.

Verification Grade Comment: Adults must be reared and/or Gen. Det. to confirm.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 37 (50%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
26/09/2023428TL99Little Ellingham
16/09/2023+28TF71West Acre
30/07/2023128TL99Hockham Heath / Cranberry Rough
09/07/2023128TL98East Wretham Heath
11/06/2023328TF63Ken Hill Wood / Snettisham
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 5-7 mm.
Flight: May.
Foodplant:   Birch.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: L
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