Nepticulidae : Nepticulinae
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Photo © Jim Swalwell,  12/10/2018 - Lay-by A47 Norwich Bypass. On Apple.

Immature stages

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Stigmella malella
Apple Dot
(Stainton, 1854)97 / 4.013
=Apple Pigmy

Norfolk status
Brown forewing with shining white fascia beyond the middle.

Leaf-mine: June-July. Sept-Oct.
Narrow winding gallery that gradually widens.

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 42 (57%) 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
10/11/2023328TL99Rockland All Saints
01/11/2023228TL99Rockland St Peter
28/10/2023428TL99Rockland St Peter
06/10/2023328TL79Mundford
02/10/2023327TG32Catfield
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 4-5mm.
Flight: Two Generations. May and Aug.
Foodplant:   Apple.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: L
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