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Stigmella filipendulae
Dropwort Dot

(Wocke, 1871)58 / 4.052
=Dropwort Pigmy
=Stigmella ulmariae

Norfolk status
Scarce.
Fenland habitats, mainly on river-banks and marshes in parts of Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

Adults difficult to distinguish from other Stigmella species.

Leaf-mine:June-July. Sept-Oct. Mines are relatively easy to find where present.

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 6 (8%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1988.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
15/08/2023127TG30Strumpsham Fen / Surlingham Marsh
17/09/2022+27TG02Whitwell
23/10/2019+27TG04Glandford
03/11/2018+27TG02Whitwell
30/09/2017+27TG02Whitwell
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 5mm
Flight: Two Generations. May and Aug.
Foodplant:   Meadowsweet.
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: L
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